Régine Pernoud
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Régine Pernoud was a historian and medievalist. She received an award from the Académie française
. She is known for writing extensively about Joan of Arc
.
and the École du Louvre
. Having grown up in an impoverished family, she worked in various professions (teacher, coach, archiver) while completing her university studies and while waiting for a post in a museum. She later became curator at the Museum of Reims in 1947, at the Museum of the History of France in 1949, at the National Archives, and at the Centre of Joan of Arc (which she had founded in 1974 at the request of André Malraux
).
She primarily did the work of a medieval historian, however she also published several popular works. She was a founding member of the Academy of the Morvan in 1967. She received the Grand Prize of the City of Paris in 1978 and in 1997 the French Academy awarded her for her lifetime's work.
In 1988 she journeyed to Cyprus
to study the historical richness of the island that had played such an important role during the Crusades
.
She is the aunt of George Pernoud, presenter of Thalassa
.
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,...
. She is known for writing extensively about Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
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Career
In 1929 she obtained an undergraduate degree in literature at the University of Aix-en-Provence. She then achieved a Doctorate in Literature from the École Nationale des ChartesÉcole Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...
and the École du Louvre
École du Louvre
The École du Louvre is an institution of higher education and French Grande École located in the Aile de Flore of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France, and is dedicated to the study of archaeology, art history, anthropology and epigraphy....
. Having grown up in an impoverished family, she worked in various professions (teacher, coach, archiver) while completing her university studies and while waiting for a post in a museum. She later became curator at the Museum of Reims in 1947, at the Museum of the History of France in 1949, at the National Archives, and at the Centre of Joan of Arc (which she had founded in 1974 at the request of André Malraux
André Malraux
André Malraux DSO was a French adventurer, award-winning author, and statesman. Having traveled extensively in Indochina and China, Malraux was noted especially for his novel entitled La Condition Humaine , which won the Prix Goncourt...
).
She primarily did the work of a medieval historian, however she also published several popular works. She was a founding member of the Academy of the Morvan in 1967. She received the Grand Prize of the City of Paris in 1978 and in 1997 the French Academy awarded her for her lifetime's work.
In 1988 she journeyed to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
to study the historical richness of the island that had played such an important role during the Crusades
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
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She is the aunt of George Pernoud, presenter of Thalassa
Thalassa
Thalassa may refer to:* Thalassa , a primordial Greek sea goddess* Thalassa , a moon of the planet Neptune* Thalassa, a fictional planet in Arthur C...
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