Edmond-René Labande
| Edmond-René Labande | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1908 |
| Died | July 22, 1992 |
| Alma mater |
University of Paris École pratique des hautes études École Nationale des Chartes |
| Occupation | Archivist, historian |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism (Third Order of Saint Francis) |
| Spouse(s) | Yvonne Mailfert |
| Relatives | Léon-Honoré Labande (paternal uncle) |
Edmond-René Labande (1908-1992) was a French archivist and historian.
Early life
Edmond-René Labande was born on June 11, 1908.[1][2] He was orphaned at the age of ten and raised by his maternal grandfather, Alfred Jeanroy.[2] His paternal uncle, Léon-Honoré Labande, was a museum curator and archivist of the Prince's Palace of Monaco.[3]
Labande graduated from the University of Paris in 1928.[2] He also graduated from the École pratique des hautes études and the École Nationale des Chartes.[2]
Career
Labande started his career as an archivist in Rome, Algiers, Florence, Toulon, and La Flèche.[2]
Labande started teaching medieval history at the University of Poitiers in 1947.[2] Two years later, in 1949, he was promoted to professor.[2] He was a co-founder of the Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, an academic journal.[2]
Labande was the first scholar to offer a skeptical interpretation of Eleanor of Aquitaine, debunking the myth of her persona and researching primary sources about her life.[4]
Personal life
Labande married Yvonne Mailfert in 1932.[2] Labande joined the Third Order of Saint Francis in 1942.[2]
Death
Labande died on July 22, 1992.[1][2]
Bibliography
- Rinaldo Orsini, comte de Tagliacozzo (1390) (1939).
- Étude sur Baudouin de Sebourc. Chanson de geste (Droz, 1940).
- Sainte Catherine de Sienne et le duc d’Anjou (Annales de l’Université de Poitiers, 1949).
- Florence, Paris, Arthaud (coll. Les beaux pays, 1950).
- Rome, Paris, Arthaud (coll. Les beaux pays, 1950).
- L'Italie de la Renaissance. Duecento - Trecento - Quattrocento. Évolution d'une société (Payot, 1954).
- Clément V et le Poitou (1957).
References
- 1 2 "Labande, Edmond-René (1908-1992)". IdRef. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bec, Pierre; Carpentier, Elisabeth; Arrignon, Jean-Pierre; Camus, Marie-Thérèse; Chauvin, Yves; Favreau, Robert; Pon, Georges (1993). "In Memoriam : Edmond-René Labande (1908-1992)". Cahiers de civilisation médiévale. Persée. 36 (141): 2-25. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Fliche, Augustin (1945). "Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. Léon-Honoré Labande, membre de l'Académie". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Persée. 89 (1): 58. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Evans, Michael E. (2014). Inventing Eleanor: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Image of Eleanor of Aquitaine. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 9781441141354. OCLC 887802886.