Emmanuel Poulle (8 June 1928 – 1 August 2011) was a French archivist and historian, specialist in the history of science and the

medieval period In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

and was a member of the

Institut de France The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute ...

Honours

He was an officier of the

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

, commandeur of the

Ordre des Palmes académiques A suite, in Western classical music and jazz, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/ concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes and grew in scope to comprise up to five dances, sometimes with ...

and officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Publications

*1963: ''Un constructeur d'instruments astronomiques au XVe siècle, Jean Fusoris'', *1963
''La bibliothèque scientifique d'un imprimeur humaniste au XVe siècle''
*1966: ''La paléographie des écritures cursives en France du XVe au XVIIe siècle,'' *1967: ''Les instruments astronomiques du moyen age,'' reprinted in 1983 *1980: ''Les instruments de la théorie des planètes selon

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importance ...

: équatoires et horlogerie planétaire du XIIIe au XVIe siècle'', 2 volumes *1984: ''Les Tables Aphonsines, avec les canons de Jean de Saxe'' *1987–1988: ''Johannis de Dondis, Paduani civis, Astrarium. I, Fac-simile del manoscritto di Padova e traduzione francese'', II, édition critique de la version A *2003: ''Tractatus Astrarii de

Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio (c. 1330 – 1388), also known as Giovanni de' Dondi, was an Italian physician, astronomer and mechanical engineer in Padua, now in Italy. He is remembered today as a pioneer in the art of clock design and construct ...

'', introduction et traduction

External links

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Notice biographique sur le site de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres

''Astronomie planétaire au Moyen Age latin'' (report)
on Persée
''Paléographie des écritures cursives en France du XVe au XVIIe siècle''
on Persée

Éloge d'Émmanuel Poulle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poulle, Emmanuel Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres French archivists École Nationale des Chartes alumni Historians of science 20th-century French historians French medievalists French palaeographers Officers of the Legion of Honour Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Scientists from Paris 1928 births 2011 deaths