Élie Berger (1850 in Beaucourt – 1925 in Paris) was a French palaeographer and

archivist An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records maintained by an archivist can cons ...

. Graduated an archivist and palaeographer of the

École Nationale des Chartes The École Nationale des Chartes (; ) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the auxiliary sciences of history, historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the A ...

in 1876, Élie Berger was first a member of the

École française de Rome The École française de Rome (EFR) is a French research institute for history, archaeology, and the social sciences; overseen by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a division of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et ...

from 1876 to 1880, then a custodian at the Archives nationales of France from 1880 to 1897, when he was elected to the chair of palaeography of the École des Chartes. A

Docteur ès lettres Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: ' or '), also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as Drew University, the degree ...

in 1895, he was elected a member of the

Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres The () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the . The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigraphy) and historical literature (see Belles-lettres). History ...

in 1905.. He was the brother of Philippe Berger and Paul Berger.

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Berger
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Obituary by H.-François Delaborde
on Persée
Obituary by Charles-Victor Langlois
on Persée {{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Elie 1850 births 1925 deaths French palaeographers French archivists Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres École Nationale des Chartes alumni