Augustin Fliche (19 November 1884, in Montpellier – 19 November 1951) was a 20th-century French historian who mainly dealt with the history of the Church in the Middle Ages. He was a professor at the

University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier (french: Université de Montpellier) is a public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the wor ...

and also visiting professor at the University of Leuven in 1925–1927 and 1946–1947. He is known among other things for a biography of

Philip I of France Philip I (23 May 1052 – 29 July 1108), called the Amorous, was King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108. His reign, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. The monarchy began a modest recovery from the low i ...

and another one of Pope Gregory VII with his reforms. He also wrote overviews of the history of the Middle Ages. From 1935, he directed with Victor Martin a ''Histoire de l'Église depuis les origines jusqu'à nos jours'' published by Bloud and

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. In 1941, he was elected a member of the

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. He was opposed to both the educational theories of

Marc Bloch Marc Léopold Benjamin Bloch (; ; 6 July 1886 – 16 June 1944) was a French historian. He was a founding member of the Annales School of French social history. Bloch specialised in medieval history and published widely on Medieval France ov ...

and Bloch personally, probably, suggests

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, due to Fliche's innate

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and the fact that Bloch had once given one of Fliche's pieces a poor

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Works

*1912: ''Le Règne de Philippe Ier, roi de France (1060–1108)''. Paris, Société française d'imprimerie et de librairie
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*1912: ''Les Vies de Saint Savinien. Premier évêque de Sens : étude critique suivie d'une édition de la plus ancienne vita''. Société française d'Imprimerie et de Librairie
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(on , first bishop of Sens, Yonne in the 3rd century). *1916: ''Études sur la polémique religieuse à l'époque de Grégoire VII''. Société française d'Imprimerie et de Librairie, Pari
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*1920: ''Saint Grégoire VII''. Lecoffre
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*1924–1937: ''La Réforme grégorienne'', 3 volumes. Louvain *1929: ''La Chrétienté médiévale 395-1254''. Histoire du monde, VII/2 *1930: ''L'Europe occidentale de 888 à 1125. Histoire générale. Histoire du moyen âge'', II. *1946: with R. Foreville, Jean Rousset : ''La Réforme grégorienne et la reconquête chrétienne (1057–1123)''. Histoire de l'église depuis les origines jusqu'à nos jours, Teilband 8. Bloud & Gay, Paris *1946: '' La querelle des investitures''. Aubier, Éditions Montaigne *1948: with Christine Thouzellier, Yvonne Azais : ''Du premier concile du Latran à l'avènement d'

Innocent III Pope Innocent III ( la, Innocentius III; 1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 to his death in 16 J ...

(1123–1198)''. Histoire de l'église depuis les origines jusqu'à nos jours, Fascicule 9. Bloud & Gay *1950: with Christine Thouzellier, Yvonne Azais : ''La Chrétienté romaine (1198–1274)''. Histoire de l'église depuis les origines jusqu'à nos jours, Fascicule 10. Bloud & Gay

Bibliography

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External links

Fliche, Augustin in ''Encyclopédie Treccani''Entry in IDIHOPAC, Regesta Imperii
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fliche, Augustin Writers from Montpellier 1884 births 1951 deaths 20th-century French historians Historians of Christianity Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres French historians of religion