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Bruno Laurioux

b. 1959

French Medievalist historian

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About Bruno Laurioux

Born 1959. Bruno Laurioux is a French historian, university teacher, docent, scientist and medievalist, known for Sociologist.

Bruno Laurioux is a French medievalist historian born in 1959 in Loudun.

Biography

Alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines (1979), Bruno Laurioux passes his History Agrégation (1982) and a PhD at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University with a thesis on "The Cookbooks in the West at the end of the Middle Ages" (1992).

He taught as a lecturer at the Paris 8 University (1993-1998) and at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University (1998-2005), and then as teacher at the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (since 2005), where he is deputy director of the host team ESR-Middle-Ages-modern times.

After having been Deputy Scientific Director for the ancient and medieval worlds in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (2006-2008), he became Director of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the CNRS (2008). Appointed in February 2009 Director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, he retired on the 15th April 2010.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Sociologist
Education
École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
Positions held
Director, President
Employers
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Tours University, National Center for Scientific Research

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bruno Laurioux's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bruno Laurioux?

French Medievalist historian

When was Bruno Laurioux born?

Bruno Laurioux was born on 6 July 1959 in Loudun.

What is Bruno Laurioux's occupation?

Bruno Laurioux is a historian, university teacher, docent, scientist and medievalist.

What is Bruno Laurioux known for?

Bruno Laurioux is known for Sociologist.

What nationality is Bruno Laurioux?

Bruno Laurioux is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bruno Laurioux

· Wikidata: Q2926856

· DBpedia: Bruno Laurioux

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