Sylvie Granger (1955 – 12 June 2022) was a French modernist historian. She gained notoriety for her works on music and dance of the 18th century.

Biography

Granger studied under historian and defended her thesis on 15 February 1997. She became a research assistant at

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and taught a course titled "Dance and Society from the 16th to the 19th century". She continued her position as a research assistant until her retirement from teaching in 2016, although continued her activities in research. She was a member of the Temos laboratory. Granger died on 12 June 2022.

Works

*''Musiciens dans la ville, 1600-1850'' (2002) *''Journal d’un chanoine du Mans, Nepveu de La Manouillère, 1759-1807'' (2013) *''Musiciennes en duo, Mères, filles, sœurs ou compagnes d’artistes'' (2015) *''Femmes en Sarthe, Actrices de leur temps'' (2015) *''Hommes en Sarthe, Acteurs de leur temps'' (2015) *''Souvenirs d'un villageois du Maine, Louis Simon (1741-1820)'' (2016) *''Jardins d’émotions en Sarthe'' (2017) *''Danser dans la France des Lumières'' (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Granger, Sylvie 1955 births 2022 deaths 20th-century French historians 21st-century French historians French women historians University of Lyon alumni Aix-Marseille University alumni