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Marc Ferro

1924 - 2021

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Marc Ferro (French pronunciation: [maʁk fɛʁo]; 24 December 1924 – 21 April 2021) was a French historian. Author of several books, including The Use and Abuse of History. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marc Ferro is the 300th most popular historian (down from 238th in 2019), the 3,565th most popular biography from France (down from 3,185th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Marc Ferro ranks 300 out of 561. Before him are Quentin Skinner, Agnes Arber, Lyubomir Miletich, Gerald of Wales, Vardan Areveltsi, and Ubbo Emmius. After him are Tom Segev, Gustave Lanson, Efraim Zuroff, Paul Kennedy, Gerda Lerner, and Filippo Baldinucci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Marc Ferro ranks 243. Before him are Erik Balling, György Lázár, Maurice Karnaugh, Jean Laplanche, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, and Vilgot Sjöman. After him are Olga Gyarmati, Marga López, Inge Sørensen, Martha Hyer, Marianne Werner, and Rainer Barzel. Among people deceased in 2021, Marc Ferro ranks 269. Before him are Ivan Patzaichin, Nick Kamen, Budge Patty, Anatoliy Zlenko, Carla Fracci, and Philippe Jaccottet. After him are T. B. Joshua, John Warner, Ester Mägi, Joseph Benz, Tahir Salahov, and Modibo Keita.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marc Ferro ranks 3,565 out of 6,770. Before him are René Barjavel (1911), Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer (1747), Luigi Pelloux (1839), Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou (1040), Beatrice of England (1242), and René Goblet (1828). After him are Max Aub (1909), Édouard Drumont (1844), François Bordes (1919), François Francoeur (1698), Pierre Poujade (1920), and Louis Hersent (1777).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Marc Ferro ranks 40. Before him are André Clot (1909), Maxime Rodinson (1915), Claude Cahen (1909), Georges Lefebvre (1874), Gustave Schlumberger (1844), and Stéphane Courtois (1947). After him are Gustave Lanson (1857), Émile Mâle (1862), Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674), Pierre Vidal-Naquet (1930), Élisabeth Roudinesco (1944), and Jean Delumeau (1923).

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