Jean Glénisson (25 January 1921 – 9 October 2010) was a French historian, archivist and paleographer.

Career

* Degree in literature at the Faculty of Arts of Poitiers, (1940) * Studies at 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 ...

* Archivist paleographer (1946) * 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 ...

(1946–1948) * Curator at the Archives nationales (1950–1952), responsible for the

Trésor des Chartes The ''Trésor des chartes'' ("Charters treasury", ) are the ancient archives of the French crown. They were spared during the French Revolution and are today stored at the Archives nationales (National Archives of France) in Paris, where they fo ...

* Head of the Archives of the French Equatorial Africa library in Brazzaville (1952–1957) * Professor of

historiography Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline. By extension, the term ":wikt:historiography, historiography" is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiog ...

at the

University of São Paulo The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil. The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...

in Brazil * Chargé de conférences (1959–1963) then director of studies at the VIe section of the

École pratique des hautes études The (), abbreviated EPHE, is a French postgraduate top level educational institution, a . EPHE is a constituent college of the Université PSL (together with ENS Ulm, Paris Dauphine or Ecole des Mines). The college is closely linked to É ...

(EPHE) (1963) * Director of the (1964 to 1986) * Member of the International Committee of Latin paleography, successor of Jeanne Vielliard as director of the IRHT (1966–1992).Annales du CIP
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Glenisson, Jean 20th-century French historians French archivists École Nationale des Chartes alumni Corresponding members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Academic staff of the École pratique des hautes études Officers of the Legion of Honour 1921 births 2010 deaths People from Charente-Maritime