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François Jacques

1946 – 1992

French classical scholar

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Lived 1946 – 1992 (aged 46). François Jacques was a French historian of classical antiquity, university teacher, classical scholar and historian.

François Jacques (5 February 1946 – 3 May 1992) was a French historian and a specialist on Ancient Rome. His work focused on municipal life of the Roman Empire and profoundly contributed to a renewal of the historical perspectives on this issue.

Career After he obtained the agrégation of history, he taught at the University of Reims as lecturer and then he was appointed professor at the University of Nantes in 1981 and Lille in 1985.

His State doctoral thesis was defended in 1980 under the direction of André Chastagnol. François Jacques was also a student of Hans-Georg Pflaum. His analyzes on municipal life, especially the book based on his State doctorate, Le privilège de liberté (1984), helped establish the idea of the vitality of the municipal civilization under the Roman Empire. He did this by stressing maintaining the autonomy of the cities and by challenging a historiography which emphasized primarily the interference of the central government.

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French classical scholar

When was François Jacques born?

François Jacques was born on 5 February 1946 in Fussy.

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François Jacques died on 3 May 1992 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

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François Jacques was a historian of classical antiquity, university teacher, classical scholar and historian.

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François Jacques was French.

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