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Pierre Chaunu (17 August 1923 — 22 October 2009)〔(L'historien Pierre Chaunu est mort )〕 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 Gaullist views most notably in a longtime column in ''Le Figaro'' and on Radio Courtoisie. ==Biography== A native of Belleville-sur-Meuse, “on the outskirts of the battle of Verdun” in his own words,〔 and raised by his uncle and aunt, Pierre René Chaunu was deeply scarred by his own family tragedies,〔"''Fils de la morte''," as he himself said in the ''Essais d'ego-histoire'' published by Pierre Nora in 1987〕 which explained the reasons for his conservatism.〔François Dosse, PUF, "Quadrige dicos poche", 2006〕 He was however a Republican and a Democrat, rejecting totally the far-right ideologies that were widespread during his youth. He became a strong supporter of general Charles de Gaulle and of Gaullism in the aftermath of World War II. Pierre Chaunu taught in the lycée of Bar-le-Duc in 1947, where he was a professor of history. He was admitted to the École des hautes études hispaniques in 1948 and stayed in Madrid and Seville until 1951. Strongly influenced by Fernand Braudel, who was his mentor, and the Annales School (where he was secretary to Lucien Febvre), Chaunu defended his dissertation on Séville et l’Atlantique in 1954. Nonetheless, Braudel denied him entry into the sixth section of the École practique des hautes études. He was professor at the lycée at Vanves (1951–1956), part-time lecturer at the faculté des lettres in Paris (1956), researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), elected member of CNRS after 1957 and of the Comité consultant des universités, and in 1959 chargé d’enseignement (assistant professor). In 1960, Chaunu became maitre de conferences (associate professor) in 1960 and full professor in 1962 at the University of Caen Lower Normandy, where he founded the Centre de recherche d’histoire quantitative in 1966. He was named professor of modern history at Paris-Sorbonne University in 1970. Beginning in 1976, he was a member of the Conseil économique et social’s section for the adaptation of research technique and for economic information, and from 1980 he was a member of the historical section of the Conseil scientifique of CNRS. In 1982, he was elected as a member of the historical and geographical section of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques. He became a member of the Haut conseil a l’intégration (High Council on Immigration) in 1994.〔("Mort de l'historien Pierre Chaunu" ), ''Le Monde'' /AFP, 24 October 2009.〕 From 1988 to 1990, he was president of the Fédération nationale des syndicats autonomes de l’enseighment supérieur. Until 2005, he directed the weekly broadcast of “Les Mardis de la mémoire” on Radio Courtoisie.〔Philippe-Jean Catinchi, (Pierre Chaunu, historien ), Le Monde, obituary, 26 October 2009. Consulted on 3 November 2009〕 From the early 1980s he had a column in “Le Figaro.” Pierre Chaunu converted to Protestantism as an adult (having previously been a Roman Catholic).〔Comments collected by F. Casadesus. Pierre Gouhier, ("Il avait une conviction religieuse réformée" ), ''Reforme.net''〕 He was a lay preacher in the temple at Courseulles-sur-Mer (Reformed Church of France) and a committee member of the Société de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français. He was also the father of six children,〔 including the illustrator and cartoonist Emmanuel Chaunu (born in 1966). He was a commander of the Légion d’honneur.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pierre Chaunu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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