Azema Jean Pierre

About Jean-Pierre Azéma

Birth

1937

Death

2025

First book

1992

Years writing

34

Jean-Pierre Azéma was a French historian.

Jean-Pierre Azéma was a prominent French historian specializing in the Second World War period.

His most renowned work, La France des années noires, is a fundamental reference for understanding the German occupation.

In addition to his academic work as a university professor, he also ventured into the world of screenwriting.

Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 28 works focused on the political and social history of France.

Born in Paris in 1937, he dedicated his life to researching the darkest and most complex years of the 20th century.