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Pierre Chaunu
AuthorBooks · Second hand1923-2009
Pierre Chaunu was a French historian. His specialty was Latin American history; he also studied French social and religious history of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. A leading figure in French quantitative history as the founder of "serial history", he was professor emeritus at Paris IV-Sorbonne, a member of the Institut de France, and a commander of the Légion d'Honneur. A convert to Protestantism from Roman Catholicism, he defended his far-right views most notably in a longtime column in Le Figaro and on Radio Courtoisie.
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About Pierre Chaunu
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1923
Death
2009
Pierre Chaunu was a French historian. His specialty was Latin American history; he also studied French social and religious history of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. A leading figure in French quantitative history as the founder of "serial history", he was professor emeritus at Paris IV-Sorbonne, a member of the Institut de France, and a commander of the Légion d'Honneur. A convert to Protestantism from Roman Catholicism, he defended his far-right views most notably in a longtime column in Le Figaro and on Radio Courtoisie.
Pierre Chaunu was a prominent French historian whose work focused deeply on the history of Spain and the Hispanic world.
Beyond his academic work, he was a well-known radio personality who brought history to the general public.
His research spanned fields as diverse as demography and historiography, leaving a legacy of over one hundred published works.
Under the pseudonym Maiastra, he explored creative facets beyond his rigorous work as a university professor.
His seminal work on the conquest and exploitation of the New Worlds in the 16th century remains an essential reference for understanding global history.
