Guy Pedroncini
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Guy Pedroncini was a French academic and military historian specialising in the First World War
, and notable as the biographer of Philippe Pétain
and for his work on the French army mutinies of 1917
. He was born in Paris on 17 May 1924 and died on 11 July 2006, at the age of 82.
An alumnus of the prestigious École Normale Supérieure
at Saint-Cloud, Pedroncini worked as a high school teacher in lycées in Tours
and in Courbevoie
while working on his doctoral thesis. This thesis, on the French army mutinies of 1917, was published in 1967 and was the first to provide detailed statistical analysis of more than 600 courts martial, based on his then unprecedented access to the French military justice archives. Between 1969 and his retirement in 1992, Pedroncini held professorial and decanal
posts at the universities of the Sorbonne, Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Maine
, Le Mans. He was director of the Institut d'Histoire des conflits contemporains, from 1983 to 1995, and publisher of the Revue des guerres mondiales et des conflits contemporains from 1985 to 1997.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and notable as the biographer of Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
and for his work on the French army mutinies of 1917
French Army Mutinies (1917)
The French Army Mutinies of 1917 took place amongst the French troops on the Western Front in Northern France. They started just after the conclusion of the disastrous Second Battle of the Aisne, the main action in the Nivelle Offensive, and involved, to various degrees, nearly half of the French...
. He was born in Paris on 17 May 1924 and died on 11 July 2006, at the age of 82.
An alumnus of the prestigious École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
at Saint-Cloud, Pedroncini worked as a high school teacher in lycées in Tours
Tours
Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...
and in Courbevoie
Courbevoie
Courbevoie is a commune located very close to the centre of Paris, France. The centre of Courbevoie is situated 2 kilometres from the outer limits of Paris and 8.2 km...
while working on his doctoral thesis. This thesis, on the French army mutinies of 1917, was published in 1967 and was the first to provide detailed statistical analysis of more than 600 courts martial, based on his then unprecedented access to the French military justice archives. Between 1969 and his retirement in 1992, Pedroncini held professorial and decanal
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
posts at the universities of the Sorbonne, Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Maine
University of Maine (France)
The University of Maine is a French university, based in Le Mans. It is under the Academy of Nantes.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...
, Le Mans. He was director of the Institut d'Histoire des conflits contemporains, from 1983 to 1995, and publisher of the Revue des guerres mondiales et des conflits contemporains from 1985 to 1997.