Emmanuel Poulle (8 June 1928 – 1 August 2011) was a French archivist and historian, specialist in the

history of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient history, ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural science, natural, social science, social, and formal science, formal. Pr ...

and the

medieval period In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

and was a member of the

Institut de France The ; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the . It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute manages approximately ...

Honours

He was an officier of the

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

, commandeur of the

Ordre des Palmes académiques A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to ...

and officier of the

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...

Publications

*1963: ''Un constructeur d'instruments astronomiques au XVe siècle, Jean Fusoris'', *1963
''La bibliothèque scientifique d'un imprimeur humaniste au XVe siècle''
*1966: ''La paléographie des écritures cursives en France du XVe au XVIIe siècle,'' *1967: ''Les instruments astronomiques du moyen age,'' reprinted in 1983 *1980: ''Les instruments de la théorie des planètes selon

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; , ; ; – 160s/170s AD) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine science, Byzant ...

: équatoires et horlogerie planétaire du XIIIe au XVIe siècle'', 2 volumes *1984: ''Les Tables Aphonsines, avec les canons de Jean de Saxe'' *1987–1988: ''Johannis de Dondis, Paduani civis, Astrarium. I, Fac-simile del manoscritto di Padova e traduzione francese'', II, édition critique de la version A *2003: ''Tractatus Astrarii de

Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio Giovanni Dondi dall'Orologio (about 1330 – 19 October 1388), also known as Giovanni de' Dondi, was a Venetian physician, astronomer and mechanical engineer in Padova, now in Italy. He was a pioneer in the art of clock design and constructi ...

'', introduction et traduction

External links

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Notice biographique sur le site de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres

''Astronomie planétaire au Moyen Age latin'' (report)
on Persée
''Paléographie des écritures cursives en France du XVe au XVIIe siècle''
on Persée

Éloge d'Émmanuel Poulle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poulle, Emmanuel Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres French archivists École Nationale des Chartes alumni Historians of science 20th-century French historians French medievalists French palaeographers Officers of the Legion of Honour Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Scientists from Paris 1928 births 2011 deaths