Edmond-René Labande | |
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Born | June 11, 1908 |
Died | July 22, 1992 |
Alma mater |
University of Paris École pratique des hautes études École Nationale des Chartes |
Occupation(s) | Archivist, historian |
Spouse | Yvonne Mailfert |
Relatives | Léon-Honoré Labande (paternal uncle) |
Edmond-René Labande (1908-1992) was a French archivist and historian.
Edmond-René Labande was born in Paris on June 11, 1908. [1] [2] He was orphaned at the age of ten and raised by his maternal grandfather, Alfred Jeanroy. [2] His paternal uncle, Léon-Honoré Labande, was a museum curator and archivist of the Prince's Palace of Monaco. [3]
Labande graduated from the University of Paris in 1928. [2] He also graduated from the École pratique des hautes études and the École Nationale des Chartes. [2]
Labande started his career as an archivist in Rome, Algiers, Florence, Toulon, and La Flèche. [2]
Labande started teaching medieval history at the University of Poitiers in 1947. [2] Two years later, in 1949, he was promoted to professor. [2] He was a co-founder of the Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, an academic journal. [2]
Labande was the first scholar to offer a skeptical interpretation of Eleanor of Aquitaine, debunking the myth of her persona and researching primary sources about her life. [4]
Labande married Yvonne Mailfert in 1932. [2] Labande joined the Third Order of Saint Francis in 1942. [2]
Labande died in Poitiers on July 22, 1992. [1] [2]
Edmond-René Labande | |
---|---|
Born | June 11, 1908 |
Died | July 22, 1992 |
Alma mater |
University of Paris École pratique des hautes études École Nationale des Chartes |
Occupation(s) | Archivist, historian |
Spouse | Yvonne Mailfert |
Relatives | Léon-Honoré Labande (paternal uncle) |
Edmond-René Labande (1908-1992) was a French archivist and historian.
Edmond-René Labande was born in Paris on June 11, 1908. [1] [2] He was orphaned at the age of ten and raised by his maternal grandfather, Alfred Jeanroy. [2] His paternal uncle, Léon-Honoré Labande, was a museum curator and archivist of the Prince's Palace of Monaco. [3]
Labande graduated from the University of Paris in 1928. [2] He also graduated from the École pratique des hautes études and the École Nationale des Chartes. [2]
Labande started his career as an archivist in Rome, Algiers, Florence, Toulon, and La Flèche. [2]
Labande started teaching medieval history at the University of Poitiers in 1947. [2] Two years later, in 1949, he was promoted to professor. [2] He was a co-founder of the Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, an academic journal. [2]
Labande was the first scholar to offer a skeptical interpretation of Eleanor of Aquitaine, debunking the myth of her persona and researching primary sources about her life. [4]
Labande married Yvonne Mailfert in 1932. [2] Labande joined the Third Order of Saint Francis in 1942. [2]
Labande died in Poitiers on July 22, 1992. [1] [2]