Mireille Corbier (born 24 May 1943) is a French historian of Classical history. Currently Research Director emerita at

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(CNRS), she has published a number of books and articles, and since 1992 has been editor-in-chief of '' L'Année épigraphique''.

Career

Corbier began her studies at the Ecole Normale Superieure (1962-1966), during which she became a Fellow of

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. From 1967-1972 she taught ancient history at the University of Paris, X Nanterre. From 1972 to 1975 she was a member of the École française de Rome, where she produced her monograph, ''L'aerarium saturni et l'aerarium militare. Administration et prosopographie sénatoriale'' (1974). She then joined CNRS in 1975, meanwhile teaching anthropology at the University of Paris VIII Vincennes.

Awards

Corbier is a

Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite Chevalier may refer to: Honours Belgium * a rank in the Belgian Order of the Crown (Belgium), Order of the Crown * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold (Belgium), Order of Leopold * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold II * a title in the Be ...

, and a member of several professional associations and learned societies.Mireille Corbier, ''L'Année épigraphique''
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in January 2020.

Bibliography

* (1974) ''L'aerarium saturni et l'aerarium militare. Administr