Jean Delumeau

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Jean Léon Marie Delumeau (18 June 1923 – 13 January 2020) was a French historian specializing in the history of the

Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.[2]

Life and career

Jean Léon Marie Delumeau was born in

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.[5][6]

He was director of the Armorican Center for Historical Research (1964–1970), director of studies at the

Western World" (1975–1994).[7][8]

He was a member of the editorial board of several academic journals and a

visiting professor at several universities in North America, Europe and Asia, and was also an honorary member of the Institut Universitaire de France and the Academia Europaea.[9]

On 26 February 1988, Delumeau was elected a member of the

Académie française in 2002.[12]

Later work, death, and legacy

On 26 April 2017, he was one of the signatories of a forum of researchers and academics announcing that their support for Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the 2017 French presidential election and calling to vote for him the second, in particular because of his commitment to higher education and research.[13] Delumeau died on 13 January 2020 in Brest.[14][15][16]

Delumeau has been described as "one of the most prominent representatives of the so-called history of mentalities" by Vingtième Siècle : Revue d'histoire [fr], a French historical journal[17]

Awards and honors

Delumeau was an honorary member of the Observatoire du patrimoine religieux, a multi-faith association that works to preserve and promote French cultural heritage.[12] He was also a member of the sponsorship committee of the Coordination pour l'éducation à la non-violence et à la paix.[18]

He was made knight of the Legion of Honour on 28 Octobre 1978, promoted to officier on 31 December 1989,[19] and to commander on 31 December 1999.[20] He was made officer of the Ordre national du Mérite on 19 November 1995 and promoted to commander on 7 May 2007.[21] He was also a commander of both the Ordre des Palmes académiques[10] and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the latter of which he was made on 24 November 1994.[22]

Delumeau received honorary degrees from the

University of Sherbrooke in 1986, the University of Liège in 1992, the University of Deusto (1996), and the University of Bucharest in 2011.[10]

He received the

Prix Montyon for his book Histoire vécue du peuple chrétien.[23] He received the 1977 Grand prix catholique de littérature for his book Le Christianisme va-t-il mourir?.[7]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Jacques de Saint Victor (14 January 2020). "Disparition de Jean Delumeau, grand historien du christianisme". lefigaro.fr (in French).
  2. ^ "DELUMEAU Jean, Léon, Marie, Joseph, André". Membres de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Jean Delumeau, historien de l'enfer et du paradis, est mort". La Croix. 13 January 2020.
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  5. ^ "Jean Dolumeau". babelio.com (in French).
  6. ^ Robert Maggiori (14 January 2020). "L'historien des religions Jean Delumeau est mort". liberation.fr (in French)..
  7. ^ a b "Jean Delumeau". college-de-france.fr.
  8. ^ "Jean Delumeau". sorbonne.fr (in French).
  9. ^ "Jean Delumeau". ae-info.org (in French)..
  10. ^ a b c "DELUMEAU Jean, Léon, Marie, Joseph, André". aibl.fr. 15 February 2011.
  11. ^ J. Delumeau, in Hommage à Jean Delumeau à l'occasion de son élection à l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, 1990, p. 29-30.
  12. ^ a b "Candidatures au fauteuil de M. Léopold Sédar Senghor (F16)". academie-francaise (in French).
  13. ^ "Nous, universitaires et chercheurs, tenons à manifester notre soutien à Emmanuel Macron". Le Monde.fr. 26 April 2017.
  14. ^ "L'historien Jean Delumeau est décédé". Le Point (in French). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  15. ^ François Vercelletto (13 January 2020). "L'historien rennais Jean Delumeau est mort". ouest-france.fr (in French)..
  16. ^ Giuliani, Emmanuelle (13 January 2020). "Jean Delumeau, historien de l'enfer et du paradis, est mort". La Croix (in French).
  17. ^ Jean Delumeau, Historian of Fear and Sin, Vingtième Siècle : Revue d'histoire
  18. ^ "La mémoire vive de Jean Delumeau". lavie.fr (in French). 21 October 2015.
  19. ^ "ORDRE DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR Décret du 31 décembre 1989 portant promotion et nomination". Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 1999 portant promotion". Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Décret du 7 mai 2007 portant promotion et nomination". Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Culture; Cabinet et services rattachés au Ministre; Cabinet; Bureau Cabinet (1962-2000)". Archives des nominations et promotions dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. 2002.
  23. ^ a b c d "Jean Delumeau". academie-francaise.fr (in French).

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