Jean-Pierre Arrignon (7 April 1943 – 13 April 2021) was a French academic and historian. He specialized in the

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and contemporary Russia.

Biography

After earning an agrégation in history, Arrignon studied at the

École pratique des hautes études The École pratique des hautes études (), abbreviated EPHE, is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is highly selective, and counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions. It is a constituent college o ...

. He defended a thesis titled ''La chaire métropolitaine de Kiev, des origines à 1240'' at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in 1986 under the direction of

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. His research then centered around the medieval Slavic world, as well as modern-day Russia, largely centered around

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. He taught at the

University of Poitiers The University of Poitiers (UP; french: Université de Poitiers) is a public university located in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group. It is multidisciplinary and contributes to making Poitiers the city with the highest studen ...

and served as Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences. He also served as an associate professor at

Yaroslavl State University The Yaroslavl Demidov State University (Russian: ''Ярославский государственный университет имени П. Г. Демидова'') is an institution of higher education in Yaroslavl, Russia. In 1918, Yaroslav ...

in Russia. In 1998, Arrignon became a member of the

Institut des hautes études de défense nationale The ''Institut des hautes études de défense nationale'' (IHEDN) (Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence) is a French public academic institution for research, education and promotion of expertise and sensitization towards defence matte ...

(IHEDN) and became President of the IHEDN Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Belgique - Luxembourg Regional Association. He was a member of the scientific council at the

University of Picardy Jules Verne The University of Picardy Jules Verne (French: ''Université de Picardie Jules Verne''; UPJV) is a public university located in the former Picardy region of France (now part of Hauts-de-France). It consists of several campuses located in the t ...

and of the . He was also a professor of medieval history at the

University of Artois The University of Artois ( French: ''Université d'Artois'') is a public university situated in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments of northern France. It is situated on 5 campuses in Arras, Béthune, Douai, Lens and Liévin. The Univ ...

, as well as a lecturer at the

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (french: École des hautes études en sciences sociales; EHESS) is a graduate '' grande école'' and '' grand établissement'' in Paris focused on academic research in the social sciences. Th ...

. Jean-Pierre Arrignon died in Paris on 13 April 2021, at the age of 78.

Distinctions

*Knight of the

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's estab ...

*Officer of the

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*Doctor honoris causa at Yaroslavl State University

Bibliography

*''Histoire de l'Europe'' (1990) *''Les Églises slaves : des origines au xve siècle'' (1991) *''La France et les Français aux xive et xve siècles : société et population'' (1993) *''Byzance et le monde orthodoxe'' (1997) *''Christianisme et chrétientés en Occident et en Orient (milieu viie- milieu xie siècle)'' (1997) *''Ränder und Grenzen Europas - eine geopolitische Betrachtung'' (1999) *''L'Akrite : l'épopée byzantine de Digénis Akritas'' (2002) *''La Russie médiévale'' (2003) *''Byzance : économie et société'' (2007) *''Histoire du monde'' (2007) *''Russie'' (2008) *''Chronique de Nestor : naissance des mondes russes'' (2008) *''Pouvoirs, Église et société dans les royaumes de France, Bourgogne et Germanie aux Xe et XIe siècles (888-vers 1110)'' (2008) *''Les trente nuits qui ont fait l’histoire'' (2014) *''Russie des tsars : d'Ivan le Terrible à Vladimir Poutine'' (2016) *''Une Histoire de la Russie'' (2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arrignon, Jean-Pierre 1943 births 2021 deaths 20th-century French historians University of Paris alumni University of Poitiers faculty Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Officiers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Writers from Nantes 21st-century French historians