About Jean-Pierre Rioux
Lived 1939 – 2024 (aged 85). Jean-Pierre Rioux was a French historian and university teacher.
Jean-Pierre Rioux (15 February 1939 – 6 December 2024) was a French historian. A member of the Democratic Movement, he was director of research at the Institut d'histoire du temps présent from 1980 to 1991.
Rioux was a recipient of the Legion of Honour (2000) and the Ordre national du Mérite (2011).
Rioux died on 6 December 2024, at the age of 85.
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French historian (1939–2024)
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Jean-Pierre Rioux was born on 15 February 1939 in Clichy.
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Jean-Pierre Rioux died on 6 December 2024 in Versailles.
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Jean-Pierre Rioux was a historian and university teacher.
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