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Pierre Nora

French historian and publisher (1931-2025) · France · Writers · Died at 93

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Pierre Charles Nora was a French historian elected to the Académie Française on 7 June 2001. As editor at Éditions Gallimard, he established the Library of Social Sciences in 1966 and the Library of Histories in 1970.

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2025Died2 June 20252022Grand Cross of the National Order of MeritAward2021Jean-Jacques-Rousseau AwardAward2014Dan David PrizeAward2013Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2011Jean-Zay AwardAward1999Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1994Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1993Grand Prix GobertAward1931Born17 November 1931

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Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit2022
Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Award2021
Dan David Prize2014
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour2013
Jean-Zay Award2011
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1999
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1994
Grand Prix Gobert1993

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Pierre Charles Nora was a French historian elected to the Académie Française on 7 June 2001. As editor at Éditions Gallimard, he established the Library of Social Sciences in 1966 and the Library of Histories in 1970. He was director of studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences from 1977 for four decades. Nora is known for having directed Les Lieux de Mémoire, four volumes focused on places and objects of remembrance which incarnate the national memory of the French, writing a new history.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2025 · aged 93

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