Jean Flori | |
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Born |
Lillebonne, France | 7 April 1936
Died | 18 April 2018
Carnac, France | (aged 82)
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Occupation | Historian |
Academic background | |
Doctoral advisor | Georges Duby |
Jean Flori (7 April 1936 – 18 April 2018) was a French medieval historian. He was a research director for the National Center for Scientific Research, [1] and the author of books about chivalry and the Crusades. [2] A student of Georges Duby, he is one of the twentieth century's "major historian[s] of chivalry". [3]