Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie_
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, France
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Born
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Birthday
Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Friday)
Died
Birthplace
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, France
Nationality
Languages
French
Spouse
Madeleine Le Roy Ladurie
Children
2 children: Anne Chattaway, François Le Roy Ladurie
Parents
Jacques Le Roy Ladurie
Education
Faculty of Arts of Paris, Lycée Henri-IV, Lycée Lakanal, École Normale Supérieure
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
蛇 Snake
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Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie: French historian and writer.
Born in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais (died at age 94).
16 awards including Associate Member of the Académie de Nîmes.
Studied at Faculty of Arts of Paris.
AWARDS (16)
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Associate Member of the Académie de Nîmes
WON
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CNRS silver medal
WON
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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
WON
B
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
WON
Biography
Emmanuel Bernard Le Roy Ladurie was a French historian whose work was mainly focused upon Languedoc in the Ancien Régime, particularly the history of the peasantry. One of the leading historians of France, Le Roy Ladurie has been called the "standard-bearer" of the third generation of the Annales school and the "rock star of the medievalists", noted for his work in social history.
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