Roger Chartier

1945 -

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movement: Annales school

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French, English

educated at: Faculty of Arts of Paris, Collège-lycée Ampère, École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud

occupation: cultural historian, book historian, university teacher, historian

award received: Grand Prix Gobert, honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Knight of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario, honorary doctorate of Carlos III University

Roger Chartier, (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe ʃaʁtje]; born December 9, 1945, in Lyon), is a French historian and historiographer who is part of the Annales school. He works on the history of books, publishing and reading. He teaches at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, the Collège de France, and the University of Pennsylvania. Source: Wikipedia (en)