Maurice Agulhon (20 December 1926 – 28 May 2014) was a French historian, specializing in the contemporary history of France of the 19th and 20th centuries, and professor at the

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from 1986 to 1997. Although his early work focused on the Révolution of 1848 in Provence, Maurice Agulhon went on to become one of the leading specialists on the institutions of the French Republic and the symbolism of republican power. He was also politically committed to the

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, initially with the

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(dir.), ''Dictionnaire biographique des protestants français de 1787 à nos jours'', vol. 1 : A-C, Les Éditions de Paris Max Chaleil, Paris, 2015, pp. 22-23, isbn 978-2846211901. * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Agulhon, Maurice 1926 births Historians of the French Revolution Social historians French historians 20th-century French historians École Normale Supérieure alumni Academic staff of the University of Provence Academic staff of Pantheon-Sorbonne University Academic staff of the Collège de France Members of Academia Europaea Officers of the Legion of Honour Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2014 deaths

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