Charles Perrat (14 January 1899, Lyon – 4 July 1976) was a 20th-century French
paleographer
Palaeography ( UK) or paleography ( US; ultimately from grc-gre, , ''palaiós'', "old", and , ''gráphein'', "to write") is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysi ...
, professor at the
École Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes (, literally National School of Charters) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at ...
. An archivist, he was also a member of the
Société des Antiquaires de France
The Société des Antiquaires de France (Society of Antiquaries of France) is a Parisian historical and archaeological society, founded in 1804 under the name of the Académie celtique (Celtic Academy). It is now based at the Louvre, in the pavil ...
.
Sources
* Francois (Michel), « Charles Perrat (1899-1976) », ''Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes'', 136 (1978), p. 449-45
online* François (Martine), « PERRAT Charles Claude Jacques », notice de l'annuaire du CTH
online
External links
Charles Perraton
data.bnf.fr
Academic staff of the École Nationale des Chartes
French archivists
French palaeographers
Scientists from Lyon
1899 births
1976 deaths
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