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Philippe Ariès was a French historian, medievalist, and university teacher born in Blois on July 21, 1914. He specialized in the Middle Ages, the history of mentalities, and cultural history. Ariès was educated at Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and Lycée Janson-de-Sailly. He worked for the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and Plon. He was a member of Action Française and was influenced by the Annales school and Jacques Bainville.
His notable works include *Centuries of Childhood. A Social History of Family Life*, *A History of Private Life, vol. 2*, and *En face de la mort*. Ariès wrote in French. He died in Toulouse on February 8, 1984.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 21 Jul 1914
- Died
- 8 Feb 1984
- Works
- 100
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1914-07-21 ) 21 July 1914, Blois , French Third Republic
- Died
- 8 February 1984 (1984-02-08) (aged 69), Toulouse , France
- Occupation
- Historian
- Known for
- Centuries of Childhood
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Émile
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Blois
- Place of death
- Toulouse
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
- Employer
- Plon
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- cultural history
- Image
- Philippe Ariès.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1914-07-21
- date of death
- 1984-02-09
- name in native language
- Philippe Ariès
- influenced by
- Jacques Bainville
- interested in
- history
- birth name
- Émile Henri François Marie Philippe Ariès
- Commons category
- Philippe Ariès
- member of
- Action Française
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Encyclopedic overview
Philippe Ariès ( French: [filip aʁjɛs]; 21 July 1914 – 8 February 1984) was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. He wrote many books on common daily life. His most prominent works concerned the change in western attitudes towards death.
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