Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
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Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (born 6 July 1929 in Paris
as Hélène Zourabichvili) is the permanent secretary of the Académie Française
and a historian specializing in Russian history
.
Carrère d'Encausse is a graduate of the elite Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
(Sciences Po).
She was elected to seat 14 of the Académie Française in 1990, and her academician's sword was made by the sculptor Goudji
. She became permanent secretary on 21 October 1999.
Her son, Emmanuel Carrère
(born 1957), is an author, screenwriter and director.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
as Hélène Zourabichvili) is the permanent secretary of the Académie Française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
and a historian specializing in Russian history
History of Russia
The history of Russia begins with that of the Eastern Slavs and the Finno-Ugric peoples. The state of Garðaríki , which was centered in Novgorod and included the entire areas inhabited by Ilmen Slavs, Veps and Votes, was established by the Varangian chieftain Rurik in 862...
.
Carrère d'Encausse is a graduate of the elite Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
(Sciences Po).
She was elected to seat 14 of the Académie Française in 1990, and her academician's sword was made by the sculptor Goudji
Goudji
Guy Georges Amachoukeli, better known as Goudji is a French sculptor and goldsmith, that was born in Georgia on July 6, 1941, .-Biography:...
. She became permanent secretary on 21 October 1999.
Her son, Emmanuel Carrère
Emmanuel Carrère
Emmanuel Carrère is a French author, screenwriter and director. He is the son of Louis Édouard Carrère, often known as Louis Carrère d'Encausse after his wife's pen name, and French historian Hélène Carrère d'Encausse....
(born 1957), is an author, screenwriter and director.