1. Jean Favier was a French historian, who specialized in Medieval history.
11 Facts About Jean Favier
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Jean Favier was a member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres since 1985.
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Jean Favier was first curator at the National Archives from 1958 to 1961.
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Jean Favier then obtained a position as a research associate at the CNRS, which he held from 1962 to 1964.
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Jean Favier first followed a career as a university lecturer at the University of Rennes, as a professor at the University of Rouen, then in Paris, as director of studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes and finally as a professor at the University of Paris Sorbonne in 1969.
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Jean Favier was a member of the Academie des inscriptions et belles-lettres from 1985, president of the French Commission for UNESCO and a member of the club Le Siecle.
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Jean Favier directed the Revue historique from 1973 to 1997.
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Jean Favier was curator of the Chateau de Langeais, property of the Institute.
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Jean Favier was a radio personality, hosting in particular the program Question pour l'Histoire on France Inter.
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Jean Favier was married since 1956 to the archivist Lucie Favier.
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Jean Favier is buried next to her in the Rabelais cemetery in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses.