Fernand Braudel
French historian and leader of the Annales School (1902–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fernand Paul Achille Braudel (French: [fɛʁnɑ̃ bʁodɛl]; 24 August 1902 – 27 November 1985) was a French historian. His scholarship focused on three main projects: The Mediterranean (1923–49, then 1949–66), Civilization and Capitalism (1955–79), and the unfinished Identity of France (1970–85). He was a member of the Annales School of French historiography and social history in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a student of Henri Hauser.
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Born | Fernand Paul Achille Braudel (1902-08-24)24 August 1902 Luméville-en-Ornois, France |
Died | 27 November 1985(1985-11-27) (aged 83) Cluses, France |
Education | University of Paris |
Occupation | Historian |
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Braudel emphasized the role of large-scale socioeconomic factors in the making and writing of history.[1] He can also be considered one of the precursors of world-systems theory.[2]