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Robert Lacour-Gayet (July 22, 1896 - March 2, 1989) was a French banking official, historian, author, and educator who taught in the United States after World War II. ==Life and career== Lacour-Gayet came from a family of intellectuals, teachers, and historians. His maternal grandfather was Paul Janet, a French philosopher. His father, Georges Lacour-Gayet, was a historian who published a famous biography of Talleyrand. His brother, Jacques Lacour-Gayet, was an economic historian with whom he frequently collaborated. He studied at the Lycee Louis-le-Grand, l'Ecole des sciences Politiques, and the University of Paris, from which he held both a Master's and Doctorate in Law, as well as a Doctorate in Economic Science. In 1921, Lacour-Gayet was admitted to the Council of the Inspector General of Finance in France, and was subsequently named Financial Representative of France in the United States (1924-1930). He then became Director of the Economic Department for the Bank of France in 1930, before being named Chief of the Office of Inspectors General of Finance in 1939, a position he held until 1945. He was given the title of Inspecteur général honoraire des Finances.〔''Who's Who in France/Qui est qui en France'', 14th edition, 1979-1980; ("Robert Lacour-Gayet Gives Talk on the 'Parisian Spirit,'" ) ''Schenectady Gazette'', May 15, 1956.〕 Lacour-Gayet began his teaching career in the United States in 1945 as a Lecturer in Administrative Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, after which he also taught at St. John's University (1946-1947), New York University (1947), and the Universite Laval. In 1950, Lacour-Gayet was appointed Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of History and Government at St. John's, where he remained until 1957, having been promoted to Professor in 1954. He became president of the Société des Professeurs Français en Amérique in 1953. Lacour-Gayet returned to Paris in 1957 to teach American history and literature at the Catholic Institute of Paris. He was honored in 1966 with the Homme de Lettres from la fédération des Alliances Françaises aux Etats-Unis.〔''Who's Who in France/Qui est qui en France'', 14th edition, 1979-1980; ("Robert Lacour-Gayet Gives Talk on the 'Parisian Spirit,'" ) ''Schenectady Gazette'', May 15, 1956.〕 Beginning in the 1920s, Lacour-Gayet was a regular contributor to ''Revue des deux mondes'', ''Revue de Paris'', ''Revue d'histoire diplomatique'', and ''L'Actualité économique'', among other publications. In the United States, he contributed articles to the ''Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York'' and the ''American Journal of Economics and Sociology'', as well as book reviews to the ''Catholic Historical Review''. He was the author, co-author, or editor of nineteen books, ranging from economic histories of France to popular histories of Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the United States.〔''Who's Who in France/Qui est qui en France'', 14th edition, 1979-1980; ("Robert Lacour-Gayet Gives Talk on the 'Parisian Spirit,'" ) ''Schenectady Gazette'', May 15, 1956.〕 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「Robert Lacour-Gayet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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