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François Caron (historian)
François Caron (24 March 1931 - 14 December 2014) was a French economic historian, specialising in the economic history of France from the 19th century onwards. Life Born in Hazebrouck and gaining a diploma from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris in 1953, he became an associate professor of history in 1956 and was posted to the research body of the CNRS The French National Centre for Scientific Research (, , CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 staff, including 11,137 tenured researchers, 13,415 eng ... in 1965. He then became assistant then assistant master at the University of Nanterre, defending a doctoral thesis on the Compagnie du chemin de fer du Nord between 1846 and 1937. Works Economic history Railway history Apart from his thesis, in 1973 he published via éditions Mouton a three-volume ''histoire des chemins de fer en France''. * ''Histoire des chem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazebrouck
Hazebrouck (, , , ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. West Flemish was the usual language until 1880, when French was taught at school by mandate of the French government in an effort to "Frenchify" the people of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais and to extinguish their Flemish roots. The development of the railways linked Hazebrouck to Lille to Calais and Dunkirk. History The incorporation into France of what had previously been a Flemish town was ratified in the 1678 Treaties of Nijmegen. Hazebrouck's town hall was built in the 19th century and the oldest monument of the town is St Eloi's church. During the two world wars Hazebrouck was an important military target. Many British soldiers are buried in the cemeteries around the town. In the town museum, which was originally a chapel and friary of the Augustines, visitors can see the Hazebrouck's giants: Roland, Tijse- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |