Jean Meyer

Jean Meyer (11 November 1924 – 18 April 2022) was a French historian who specialised in naval and maritime topics.

Biography Meyer taught history and geography at high schools in Nantes from 1953 to 1962, before becoming a professor at the University of Rennes from 1963 to 1978. He then became an emeritus at Paris Sorbonne-Paris IV and doctor honoris causa of the University of Marburg. He was director of the , the CNRS research unit devoted to maritime history. Meyer died on 18 April 2022, at the age of 97.

Works , Prix Albéric-Rocheron from the Académie Française in 1974.

, Prix Eugène-Piccard from the Académie Française.

, Prix Thérouanne from the Académie Française in 1982.

Prix Thiers from the Académie Française.

Grand prix Gobert from the Académie Française in 1994.

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