The Charles-Blanc Prize (
French: ) was an annual award of the
Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
for the author(s) of works in the fields of History and Sociology. The prize was awarded from 1898 to 1994,
and was named after French art critic and historian,
Charles Blanc
Charles Blanc (17 November 1813, Castres (Tarn) – 17 January 1882, Paris) was a French art critic.
Life and career
He was the younger brother of the French socialist politician and historian Louis Blanc. After the February Revolution of 1848 ...
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Recipients
See also
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Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
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Former prizes awarded by the Académie française
References
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Académie Française awards