Philippe Ariès

French academic and historian (1914-1984).

Born July 21st, 1914 in Blois. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Toulouse. [ref]

Occupations
essayist, historian, medievalist, sociologist, university teacher
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