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Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

1929 - 2023

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Emmanuel Bernard Le Roy Ladurie (French: [emanɥɛl bɛʁnaʁ lə ʁwa ladyʁi], 19 July 1929 – 22 November 2023) was a French historian whose work was mainly focused upon Languedoc in the Ancien Régime, particularly the history of the peasantry. One of the leading historians of France, Le Roy Ladurie has been called the "standard-bearer" of the third generation of the Annales school and the "rock star of the medievalists", noted for his work in social history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie is the 105th most popular historian (down from 72nd in 2019), the 1,605th most popular biography from France (down from 1,035th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ranks 105 out of 561. Before him are Andrea Alciato, Emmanuel Todd, Minhaj-i-Siraj, Agatharchides, Lev Gumilyov, and Al-Waqidi. After him are Vasily Bartold, René Grousset, Cangjie, Frances Yates, Arnold Toynbee, and Christoph Cellarius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ranks 114. Before him are Michael Atiyah, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Věra Chytilová, Branko Zebec, and June Carter Cash. After him are André Previn, Bob Newhart, Rajkumar, Vasily Shukshin, José Santamaría, and Hugo Claus. Among people deceased in 2023, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ranks 90. Before him are Otar Iosseliani, Francis Lee, Ahmed Qurei, Karel Schwarzenberg, John B. Goodenough, and Viktor Belenko. After him are Françoise Gilot, Jan Jongbloed, Gianni Vattimo, Elliott Erwitt, Federico Bahamontes, and Josephine Chaplin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ranks 1,605 out of 6,770. Before him are Vanessa Paradis (1972), Alain Giresse (1952), Pierre Mendès France (1907), Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778), Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754), and Jacques Becker (1906). After him are Bernard Lyot (1897), Louis Durey (1888), Arletty (1898), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), and Narcisse Virgilio Díaz (1807).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ranks 14. Before him are François Guizot (1787), Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Gaston Maspero (1846), Georges Duby (1919), and Emmanuel Todd (1951). After him are René Grousset (1885), Pierre Nora (1931), Guibert of Nogent (1055), Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1610), Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), and Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914).

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