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Suzanne Honoré
Suzanne Honoré (1909-2000) was a French librarian, archivist and historian for decades at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, National Library of France. She was also known as Suzanne Duvergé. She was conferred with honorific awards in recognition of her input to librarianship. These awards were: Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, Order of Academic Palms, Ordre national du Mérite, Legion of Honour, Legion of Honor, Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1958, 1960, and 1976 respectively. Biography Honoré was born July 13, 1909, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) as Suzanne Duvergé, and died on March 17, 2000, in Paris. She was married to a sculptor, Pierre-Henri-Félix Honoré. She had three children. Education Honoré obtained a degree in history and geography in 1928. She enrolled in the École Nationale des Chartes, École Nationale des chartes and graduated in 1932 as an archivist Palaeography, palaeographer. Career In 1936, Honoré joined the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie (; ; ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. History The town was founded by the Romans in the 1st century, then known as ''Illoronensium''. Situated on the Roman way between the important towns of Dax and Saragossa, its position was strategic. Today known as Saint-Grat, Gratus of Oloron became in 506 the first known archbishop of the Ancient Diocese of Oloron then known as "Iluro". The history of the town during the Migration Period is little known. In 1080, the viscount Centule V, Viscount of Béarn built the new city of "Oloron" (medieval version of the Roman name Iluro) on the opposite side of the river from the diocese center. Centule V restored the Roman walls and founded the strong city of Oloron that was to be used as a base to retake Aragon held by the Moors. The Oloron Cathedral was built at the beginning of the 12th century. The viscountal town of Oloron and the episcopal town of Sainte-Marie were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |