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Jacques Le Goff
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Jacques Le Goff was a French historian, medievalist, and researcher. He was born in Toulon, Var, France, on January 1, 1924, and died in the 10th arrondissement of Paris on April 1, 2014. He was buried in Lanester. Le Goff held citizenship in France and spoke French, Italian, English, and German. He wrote in French and studied under Charles-Edmond Perrin. His doctoral student was Jean-Claude Schmitt.
He was employed by the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, the National Center for Scientific Research, and the French School of Rome. He served as president and was a member of the Unified Socialist Party. Le Goff belonged to the Academia Europaea, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Medieval Academy of America. He received the CNRS Gold medal, the Hegel Prize, the Grand Prix Gobert, and the Dan David Prize.
His notable works include *L'automne du Moyen âge*, *Les péchés de la langue*, *1054-1330*, and *中世纪的知识分子*. He authored 157 works.
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- Born
- 1924
- Works
- 157
Top works
- 中世纪的知识分子
- L'automne du Moyen âge
- Les péchés de la langue
- Yeme ha-benayim be-śiʾam, 1054-1330
- Inferni e paradisi
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Toulon, Var, France
Jacques Le Goff (French pronunciation: [ʒak lə ɡɔf]; 1 January 1924 – 1 April 2014) was a French historian and prolific author specializing in the Middle Ages, particularly the 12th and 13th centuries. Le Goff championed the Annales School movement, which emphasizes long-term trends over the topics of politics, diplomacy, and war that dominated 19th-century historical research. From 1972 to…
Known for
- The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' — Self1986
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- Peste : La grande épidémie — Self1974
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-01-01 ) 1 January 1924, Toulon , France
- Died
- 1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) (aged 90), Paris , France
- Occupation
- Historian , medievalist
- Alma mater
- École normale supérieure
- Genre
- Historian
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Le Goff
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Toulon
- Place of death
- 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- medievalist
- Employer
- French School of Rome
- Political party
- Unified Socialist Party
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Field of work
- history
- Movement
- Annales school
- Image
- Jacques le goff.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-04-01
- date of birth
- 1924-01-01
- member of
- Medieval Academy of America
- name in native language
- Jacques Louis Le Goff
- writing language
- French
- place of burial
- Lanester
- Commons category
- Jacques Le Goff
- birth name
- Jacques Louis Le Goff
- interested in
- medieval studies
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Le Goff ( French: [ʒak lə ɡɔf]; 1 January 1924 – 1 April 2014) was a French historian and prolific author specializing in the Middle Ages, particularly the 12th and 13th centuries.
Le Goff championed the Annales School movement, which emphasizes long-term trends over the topics of politics, diplomacy, and war that dominated 19th-century historical research. From 1972 to 1977, he was the head of the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris. He was a leading figure of New History, related to cultural history. Le Goff argued that the Middle Ages formed a civilization of its own, distinct from both Classical Antiquity and the modern world.
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