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Pierre Toubert

1932 – 2025

French medievalist

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About Pierre Toubert

Lived 1932 – 2025 (aged 92). Pierre Toubert was a French medievalist, university teacher, historian and scientist.

Pierre Toubert (29 November 1932 – 5 June 2025) was a French historian. He was a professor of medieval history at the University of Paris and the Collège de France. Focusing on medieval history, his most monumental work is Les structures du Latium médiéval : Le Latium méridional et la Sabine du IXe siècle à la fin du XIIe siècle, in which he outlines an influential, in-depth study of incastellamento (in English, encastellation) in the Lazio region of Italy.

Life and career Pierre Toubert was born on 29 November 1932. He earned the agrégation in history and graduated from the École normale supérieure in 1958. He earned a PhD in 1972. He became an officer of the National Order of Merit in 1999, and a commander in 2010.

Toubert died on 5 June 2025, at the age of 92.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Thiers
Positions held
Member of the École française de Rome
Employers
Collège de France, École française de Rome, École pratique des hautes études
Awards
Commander of the National Order of Merit; CNRS silver medal; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Pierre Toubert's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Pierre Toubert?

French medievalist (1932–2025)

When was Pierre Toubert born?

Pierre Toubert was born on 29 November 1932 in Algiers.

When did Pierre Toubert die?

Pierre Toubert died on 5 June 2025 in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Pierre Toubert's occupation?

Pierre Toubert was a medievalist, university teacher, historian and scientist.

What nationality was Pierre Toubert?

Pierre Toubert was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pierre Toubert

· Wikidata: Q3387132

· DBpedia: Pierre Toubert

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