Olivier Chaline (29 December 1964,

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) is a contemporary French historian, a specialist of the history of Central Europe.

Biography

The son of

Jean-Pierre Chaline Jean-Pierre Chaline (18 December 1939, Orléans), is a French contemporary historian, a specialist of the history of the French Third Republic. Biography The father of Olivier Chaline, a historian specializing in Central Europe in the modern era ...

, himself an historian (a specialist on the

French Third Republic The French Third Republic (french: Troisième République, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940 ...

), and Nadine-Josette Chaline, also an historian, Olivier Chaline entered the

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(ENS) in 1984. After he obtained his agrégation in history, he taught at the ENS before being appointed at the University of Rennes II (1999–2001) then at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He occasionally teaches at

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. In 2006, Olivier Chaline was bestowed th
Prix Guizot
of the

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for his ''Le Règne de Louis XIV''.

Main works

*1996: ''La France au XVIIIe siècle, 1715–1787'', Belin, Paris, ; *1996: ''Godart de Belbeuf. Le Parlement, le roi et les Normands'', Bertout, *1998: ''La Reconquête catholique de l’Europe centrale, XVIe–XVIIIe siècle'', Éditions du Cerf, Paris, *1999: ''La Place du Vieux-Marché et le Martyre de Jeanne d'Arc'', , *2000: ''La Bataille de la Montagne Blanche (8 novembre 1620). Un mystique chez les guerriers'', Noesis, Paris , Prize XVIIe in 2001 ; *2005: ''Le Règne de Louis XIV'',

Flammarion Flammarion may refer to: * Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer and author * Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877–1962), French astronomer, wife of Camille Flammarion * Flammarion engraving by unknown artist; appeared in a book by C ...

, *2009: ''L'Année des quatre dauphins'', Flammarion, . *2010: *2010: *2016: ''La mer et la France. Quand les Bourbons voulaient dominer les océans'', Flammarion

Honours

* Chevalier de l’ Ordre national du Mérite (2011)

References

External links

Olivier Chaline
on the site of the Académie française

on Histoire pour tous

on CAIRN

on CAIRN
''Les armées du Roi Le grand chantier - XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle'', Olivier Chaline, Michel Figeac
on Armand Colin
"Bibliothèque Medicis": Louis XIV
Public Sénat 10/04/2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaline, Olivier 20th-century French historians 21st-century French historians École Normale Supérieure alumni Academic staff of Rennes 2 University Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite People from Neuilly-sur-Seine 1964 births Living people