Lucien Febvre

1878 - 1956

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: Annales school

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: École Normale Supérieure, University of Burgundy

occupation: historian, professor

award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Croix de guerre, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour

position held: president

Lucien Paul Victor Febvre (, French: [lysjɛ̃ pɔl viktɔʁ fɛvʁ]; 22 July 1878 – 11 September 1956) was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. He was the initial editor of the Encyclopédie française together with Anatole de Monzie. Source: Wikipedia (en)