Pierre Caron (historian)
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Pierre Caron was a French historian and archivist, specialising in the French Revolution
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in 1898 and setting up the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine
soon afterwards, he published several bibliographic works. He headed the Archives from 1937 to 1941, during which time (in 1939) he led the 150th anniversary celebrations of the French Revolution, During the Battle of France
he remained in Paris with his administration to safeguard his collections. He retired in 1941 and after the Second World War he was made a member of the Comité d’histoire de l’Occupation et de la libération de la France (CHOLF), which in 1951 became the Comité d’histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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Life
Entering the Archives nationalesArchives nationales (France)
The Archives nationales preserve the national archives of the French state, apart from the archives of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as these two ministries have their own archive services, the Service historique de la défense and the Archives diplomatiques...
in 1898 and setting up the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine
Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine
The Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine is a three-monthly French academic journal covering the history of France. It was established in 1899 by Pierre Caron and Philippe Sagnac and is published by the Société d’histoire moderne et contemporaine.-External links:* - Éditions Belin...
soon afterwards, he published several bibliographic works. He headed the Archives from 1937 to 1941, during which time (in 1939) he led the 150th anniversary celebrations of the French Revolution, During the Battle of France
Battle of France
In the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...
he remained in Paris with his administration to safeguard his collections. He retired in 1941 and after the Second World War he was made a member of the Comité d’histoire de l’Occupation et de la libération de la France (CHOLF), which in 1951 became the Comité d’histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Publications
- Thesis : Noël Beda
- Le Commerce des céréales, 1907
- Tableaux de dépréciation du papier-monnaie, 1909
- Paris pendant la terreur : rapports des agents secrets du ministre de l'intérieur, 1910
- Les papiers des comités militaires de la Constituante, de la Législative et de la Convention (1789-an IV), 1912
- Manuel pratique pour l'étude de la révolution française, 1912, réédité cinq fois jusqu’en 1947
- Bibliographie des travaux publiés de 1866 à 1897 sur l'histoire de la France depuis 1789, 1912, réédité quatre fois jusqu’en 1974
- Comités militaires de la Constituante, de la Législative et de la Convention, 1913
- Commission de subsistance de l’An II, 1924
- La première terreur, 1792
- Le Maximum général, 1930
- Massacres de septembre 1792, 1936 (réédité deux fois)
- Liste mondiale des périodiques et bibliographies historiques, 1940
- La Délégation française auprès de la Commission allemande d'armistice
- Les missions du Conseil exécutif provisoire et de la Commune de Paris dans l'Est et le Nord, août-novembre 1792, 1953
- with Philippe Sagnac, Les comités des droits féodaux et de législation et l'abolition du régime seigneurial (1789–1793), published five times from 1907 to 1977
Sources
- http://daf.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/sdx/ap/fiche.xsp?id=DAFANCH00AP_AB19_3054&q=sdx_q0&n=13&x=rsimple.xsp
- Charles Samaran, « Notice nécrologique », Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes, n° 111, 1953, p. 321-329.
- http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88-665911