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Philippe Contamine

1932 – 2022

French historian

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About Philippe Contamine

Lived 1932 – 2022 (aged 89). Philippe Contamine was a French historian, medievalist, university teacher, docent, adjunct professor and assistant professor.

Philippe Contamine (7 May 1932 – 26 January 2022) was a French historian of the Middle Ages who specialised in military history and the history of the nobility. Life Contamine was a president of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, the Société de l'histoire de France, and the Societé des Antiquaires de France. He taught at the Université de Nancy, the Paris Nanterre University at Nanterre and Paris-Sorbonne University.

He was an officer of the Legion of Honour and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

He died on 26 January 2022, at the age of 89.

Select bibliography Guerre, État et Société à la Fin du Moyen Âge. Études sur les armées des rois de France, 1337-1494 (doctoral thesis, Paris, 1972) La Guerre au Moyen-Âge (1980) La France et l'Angleterre pendant la guerre de Cent Ans, (Hachette, 1982). Guerre et Société en France, en Angleterre et en Bourgogne XIVe et XVe siècles (Lille, 1991) Histoire Militaire de la France vol.1 (Paris, 1992) 'The Soldiery in Late Medieval Society', in French History 8 (1994) La noblesse au royaume de France, de Philippe le Bel à Louis XII (1997) Histoire de la France politique. I, Le Moyen Âge, 481-1514, le roi, l'Église, les grands, le peuple (2002)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Lycée Hoche, University of Paris, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée François de Malherbe
Positions held
President, Director
Employers
University Nancy II, Paris Nanterre University, Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, Collège Stanislas de Paris
Awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour; Officer of Arts and Letters; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Grand prix du livre d'histoire; Prix Gobert; Honorary doctor of the University of Potsdam; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Philippe Contamine's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Philippe Contamine?

French historian (1932-2022)

When was Philippe Contamine born?

Philippe Contamine was born on 7 May 1932 in Metz.

When did Philippe Contamine die?

Philippe Contamine died on 26 January 2022 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Philippe Contamine's occupation?

Philippe Contamine was a historian, medievalist, university teacher, docent, adjunct professor and assistant professor.

What nationality was Philippe Contamine?

Philippe Contamine was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Philippe Contamine

· Wikidata: Q1853458

· DBpedia: Philippe Contamine

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