Pierre Renouvin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French historian
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Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France
About Pierre Renouvin
- Pierre Renouvin (January 9, 1893 – December 7, 1974) was a French historian of international relations. He was born in Paris and attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, where he was awarded his aggrégation in 1912.
- Renouvin spent 1912-1914 traveling in Germany and Russia.
- Renouvin served as an infantryman in World War I and was badly wounded in action in April 1917, losing his left arm and the use of his right hand.
- Renouvin married Marie-Therese Gabalda (1894-1982) and worked as teacher between 1918 and 1920 at Lycée d’Orleans.
- Renouvin served as the director of the War History Library at the Sorbonne between 1920 and 1922, as lecturer at the Sorbonne between 1922 and 1933 and as a professor at the Sorbonne between 1933 and 1964.
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