Michel Roquebert (7 August 1928 – 15 June 2020) was a French writer and historian.
Biography
After studying classical studies at the
Lycée Montaigne in
Bordeaux, Roquebert earned a license in philosophy. In 1955, he began working for in
Toulouse. He wrote numerous articles on the arts, for which he dedicated a weekly chronicle.
In 1970, Roquebert wrote the first volume of , which won the Grand Prix Robert of the
Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
. The second volume was written in 1977 and was followed by three more. In 1983, Roquebert retired from journalism and devoted himself to history. He moved to
Montségur
Montségur (; Languedocien: ''Montsegur'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is famous for its fortification, the Château de Montségur, that was built on the "pog" (mountain) on the ruins of one of the last ...
, where he headed an archaeological research group. In this group, he helped resurface the south facade of the village's castle, restoring it to its original elevation. Additionally, he dedicated the fourth volume of to Montségur. The fifth and final volume of was written in 1998, totalling more than 3000 pages over the five editions.
Roquebert was elected into the Société archéologique du Midi de la France in 1971. In 2001, he became a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences, inscriptions et belles-lettres de Toulouse. He joined the
Consistori del Gay Saber on 16 January 2011. He was a member of the Centre d'études cathares de Carcassonne from 1985 to 2011. He was honorary president of the Association d'études du catharisme from its founding in 2011.
Michel Roquebert died on 15 June 2020 in
Toulouse at the age of 91.
Awards
* Knight of the
Ordre national du Mérite
* Knight of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...
Publications
Books
* (1966)
* (1970)
* (1977)
* (1981)
* (1986)
* (1986)
* (1988)
* (1989)
* (1992)
* (1994)
* (1998)
* (1998)
* (1999)
* (2001)
* (2001)
* (2003)
* (2005)
* (2018)
Collaborative works
* (with Robert Aribaud and Henry Lhong)
* (with Jacques Madaule and
Renat Nelli, 1976)
* (with
Robèrt Lafont,
Jean Duvernoy, Philippe Martel, and Rémy Pech, 1982)
* (with
Anne Brenon
Annie Brenon, known as Anne Brenon (born 14 November 1945) is a French writer and historian, specialising in Catharism. She is the founder of ''Heresis'', a review on Catharism and other medieval heresies and from 1982 to 1998 was director of the ...
and Chema Sarmiento, 2001)
Juvenile
* (1978)
* (1981)
Principal Articles
* "" (1972)
* "" (1977)
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* "" (2009)
* "" (2013)
References
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1928 births
2020 deaths
French male writers
20th-century French historians
Writers from Bordeaux
category:Historians of Catharism