Alain Besançon
French historian and teacher (1932-2023)
- Born
- 25 April 1932, 6th arrondissement of Paris
- Age
- 94
- Birth name
- Alain Jules Daniel Justin Besançon
Alain Besançon (25 April 1932 – 9 July 2023) was a French historian. He specialised in intellectual history and Russian politics. From 1965 to 1992 he was director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. He was elected to the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France in 1996.
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