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'''Marc Ferro''' (24 December 1924 – 22 April 2021) was a French [[historian]].


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'''Marc Ferro''' ({{IPA-fr|maʁk fɛʁo}}; 24 December 1924 – 21 April 2021) was a French historian.
==Biography==
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Ferro has worked on early twentieth-century [[History of Europe|European history]], specialising in the history of [[Russia]] and the [[USSR]], as well as the history of [[film|cinema]].


==Life and career==
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His [[Ukrainian-Jewish]] mother died during the [[Holocaust]].<ref>Kevin J. Callahan "16 Marc Ferro (1924- )" in Philip Daileader & Philip Whalen,
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Ferro worked on early twentieth-century [[History of Europe|European history]], specialising in the history of [[Russia]] and the [[USSR]], as well as the history of [[film|cinema]].

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His [[Ukrainian-Jewish]] mother was murdered during the [[Holocaust]].<ref>Kevin J. Callahan "16 Marc Ferro (1924- )" in Philip Daileader & Philip Whalen,
''French Historians 1900-2000: New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France'', John Wiley & Sons (2010), p. 240</ref>
''French Historians 1900-2000: New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France'', John Wiley & Sons (2010), p. 240</ref>


He is Director of Studies in Social Sciences at the [[École des hautes études en sciences sociales]]. He is a co-director of the French review ''[[Annales School|Annales]]'' and co-editor of the ''[[Journal of Contemporary History]].''
He was Director of Studies in Social Sciences at the [[École des hautes études en sciences sociales]]. He was a co-director of the French review ''[[Annales School|Annales]]'' and co-editor of the ''[[Journal of Contemporary History]].''

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He also directed and presented television documentaries on the rise of the [[Nazis]], [[Lenin]] and the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|Russian revolution]] and on the representation of history in cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274989/|title=Marc Ferro|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>


Ferro died from [[COVID-19]] complications in [[Maisons-Laffitte]] in April 2021, at the age of 96.<ref>[https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/mort-de-l-historien-marc-ferro-specialiste-de-l-histoire-du-xxe-siecle-a-96-ans-20210422 Mort de l'historien Marc Ferro, spécialiste de l'histoire du XXe siècle, à 96 ans] {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Catinchi |first1=Philippe-Jean |title=L'historien français Marc Ferro est mort |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2021/04/22/l-historien-francais-marc-ferro-est-mort_6077641_3382.html |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=Le Monde |date=22 April 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
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He has also directed and presented television documentaries on the rise of the [[Nazis]], [[Lenin]] and the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|Russian revolution]] and on the representation of history in cinema.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274989/</ref>


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*''La Révolution de 1917'', Paris, [[Aubier]], 1967 (reprinted in 1976, then in 1997 at [[Albin Michel]]) [English translation: ''October 1917 : a social history of the Russian revolution '', translated by Norman Stone, 1980]
*''La Révolution de 1917'', Paris, [[Aubier Éditions Montaigne]], 1967 [English translation: ''The Russian revolution of February 1917'', translated by J.L. Richards, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1972]
*''La Révolution de 1917'', Paris, [[Aubier Éditions Montaigne]], 1967 [English translation: ''The Russian revolution of February 1917'', translated by J.L. Richards, notes and bibliography translated by Nicole Stone, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972]
*''La Révolution de 1917 T.2: Octobre: Naissance D'une société'', Paris, [[Aubier Éditions Montaigne]], 1967 (reprinted in 1976, then in 1997 at [[Albin Michel]]) [English translation: ''October 1917: a social history of the Russian revolution '', translated by Norman Stone, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980]
*''La Grande Guerre, 1914-1918'', Paris, [[Gallimard]], 1968 (reprinted 1987) [English translation: ''The Great War, 1914-1918'', 1972]<ref>translated by Nicole Stone. Routledge; 2nd edition, 2001, {{ISBN|978-0415267359}}</ref>
*''La Grande Guerre, 1914-1918'', Paris, [[Gallimard]], 1968 (reprinted 1987) [English translation: ''The Great War, 1914-1918'', 1972]<ref>translated by Nicole Stone. Routledge; 2nd edition, 2001, {{ISBN|978-0415267359}}</ref>
*''Cinéma et Histoire'', Paris, [[Denoël]], 1976 (réédité chez Gallimard en 1993) [English translation: ''Cinema and history'', translated by Naomi Greene, 1988]
*''Cinéma et Histoire'', Paris, [[Denoël]], 1976 (réédité chez Gallimard en 1993) [English translation: ''Cinema and history'', translated by Naomi Greene, 1988]
*''L'Occident devant la révolution soviétique'', Brussels, Complexe, 1980
*''L'Occident devant la révolution soviétique'', Brussels, Complexe, 1980
*''Suez'', Brussels, [[Complexe (Editing house)|Complexe]], 1981
*''Suez'', Brussels, [[Complexe (Editing house)|Complexe]], 1981
*''[[The Use and Abuse of History, Or, How the Past is Taught]]'', 1981
*''Comment on raconte l'histoire aux enfants à travers le monde'', Paris, [[Payot]], 1981 [English translation: ''[[The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught]]''] <ref>reedited in 1986 by Payot, {{ISBN|978-2228800303}}</ref>
*''Comment on raconte l'histoire aux enfants à travers le monde'', Paris, [[Payot]], 1983 <ref>reedited in 1986 by Payot, {{ISBN|978-2228800303}}</ref>
*''L'Histoire sous surveillance : science et conscience de l'histoire'', Paris, [[Calmann-Lévy]], 1985 (reedited in 1987 by Gallimard)
*''L'Histoire sous surveillance : science et conscience de l'histoire'', Paris, [[Calmann-Lévy]], 1985 (reedited in 1987 by Gallimard)
*''Pétain'', Paris, [[Fayard]], 1987 (reedited in 1993 et 1994)
*''Pétain'', Paris, [[Fayard]], 1987 (reedited in 1993 et 1994)
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*''Questions sur la Deuxième Guerre mondiale'', Paris, [[Casterman]], 1993
*''Questions sur la Deuxième Guerre mondiale'', Paris, [[Casterman]], 1993
*''Histoire des colonisations'', des conquêtes aux indépendances (XIIIe-XXe siècle), Paris, [[Le Seuil]], 1994
*''Histoire des colonisations'', des conquêtes aux indépendances (XIIIe-XXe siècle), Paris, [[Le Seuil]], 1994
*''L'internationale'', Paris, [[Noesis]], 1996
*''L'internationale'', Paris, [[Editions Noêsis]], 1996 {{ISBN|2-911606-02-7}}
*''Que transmettre à nos enfants'' (with Philippe Jammet), Paris, Le Seuil, 2000
*''Que transmettre à nos enfants'' (with Philippe Jammet), Paris, Le Seuil, 2000
*''Les Tabous de l'histoire'', Paris, Nil, 2002
*''Les Tabous de l'histoire'', Paris, Nil, 2002
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 25 October 2023

Marc Ferro
Born(1924-12-24)24 December 1924
Paris, France
Died21 April 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 96)
Maisons-Laffitte, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationHistorian

Marc Ferro (French pronunciation: [maʁk fɛʁo]; 24 December 1924 – 21 April 2021) was a French historian.

Life and career[edit]

Ferro worked on early twentieth-century European history, specialising in the history of Russia and the USSR, as well as the history of cinema.

His Ukrainian-Jewish mother was murdered during the Holocaust.[1]

He was Director of Studies in Social Sciences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. He was a co-director of the French review Annales and co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History.

He also directed and presented television documentaries on the rise of the Nazis, Lenin and the Russian revolution and on the representation of history in cinema.[2]

Ferro died from COVID-19 complications in Maisons-Laffitte in April 2021, at the age of 96.[3][4]

Honours and awards[edit]

Honours[edit]

Awards[edit]

  • City of Paris History Film Prize (France, 1975)
  • Prize Clio (France, 1988)
  • Europe's Historical Prize (1994)
  • Peace Prize (France, 2007)
  • Prize Saint-Simon (France, 2011)

Honorary degrees[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • La Révolution de 1917, Paris, Aubier Éditions Montaigne, 1967 [English translation: The Russian revolution of February 1917, translated by J.L. Richards, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1972]
  • La Révolution de 1917, Paris, Aubier Éditions Montaigne, 1967 [English translation: The Russian revolution of February 1917, translated by J.L. Richards, notes and bibliography translated by Nicole Stone, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972]
  • La Révolution de 1917 T.2: Octobre: Naissance D'une société, Paris, Aubier Éditions Montaigne, 1967 (reprinted in 1976, then in 1997 at Albin Michel) [English translation: October 1917: a social history of the Russian revolution , translated by Norman Stone, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980]
  • La Grande Guerre, 1914-1918, Paris, Gallimard, 1968 (reprinted 1987) [English translation: The Great War, 1914-1918, 1972][5]
  • Cinéma et Histoire, Paris, Denoël, 1976 (réédité chez Gallimard en 1993) [English translation: Cinema and history, translated by Naomi Greene, 1988]
  • L'Occident devant la révolution soviétique, Brussels, Complexe, 1980
  • Suez, Brussels, Complexe, 1981
  • Comment on raconte l'histoire aux enfants à travers le monde, Paris, Payot, 1981 [English translation: The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught] [6]
  • L'Histoire sous surveillance : science et conscience de l'histoire, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1985 (reedited in 1987 by Gallimard)
  • Pétain, Paris, Fayard, 1987 (reedited in 1993 et 1994)
  • Les Origines de la Perestroïka, Paris, Ramsay, 1990
  • Nicolas II, Payot, Paris, 1991
  • Questions sur la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, Paris, Casterman, 1993
  • Histoire des colonisations, des conquêtes aux indépendances (XIIIe-XXe siècle), Paris, Le Seuil, 1994
  • L'internationale, Paris, Editions Noêsis, 1996 ISBN 2-911606-02-7
  • Que transmettre à nos enfants (with Philippe Jammet), Paris, Le Seuil, 2000
  • Les Tabous de l'histoire, Paris, Nil, 2002
  • Le Livre noir du colonialisme (director), Paris, Robert Laffont, 2003.[7]
  • Histoire de France, France Loisirs, 2002 (ISBN 978-2744151897)
  • Le choc de l'Islam, Paris, Odile Jacob, 2003
  • Le Cinéma, une vision de l'histoire, Paris, Le Chêne, 2003
  • Les Tabous de L'Histoire, Pocket vol. 11949, NiL Éditions, Paris, 2004
  • Les individus face aux crises du XXe siècle : L'Histoire anonyme, Paris, Odile Jacob, 2005
  • Le ressentiment dans l' histoire. Odile Jacob, 2007. English (2010): Resentment in History, ISBN 978-0745646879 (paperback)
  • Ils étaient sept hommes en guerre : Histoire parallèle, Robert Laffont, Paris, 2007.
  • Autobiographie intellectuelle, Paris, Perrin, 2011
  • La Vérité sur la tragédie des Romanov, Paris, Taillandier, 2012.
  • Les Russes, l'esprit d'un peuple , Paris, Taillandier, 2017.
  • L'Entrée dans la vie, Paris, Tallandier, 2020

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kevin J. Callahan "16 Marc Ferro (1924- )" in Philip Daileader & Philip Whalen, French Historians 1900-2000: New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France, John Wiley & Sons (2010), p. 240
  2. ^ "Marc Ferro". IMDb.
  3. ^ Mort de l'historien Marc Ferro, spécialiste de l'histoire du XXe siècle, à 96 ans (in French)
  4. ^ Catinchi, Philippe-Jean (22 April 2021). "L'historien français Marc Ferro est mort". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ translated by Nicole Stone. Routledge; 2nd edition, 2001, ISBN 978-0415267359
  6. ^ reedited in 1986 by Payot, ISBN 978-2228800303
  7. ^ paperback 2010 (ISBN 978-2818501092)
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