Robert Tombs
British historian (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Robert Toombs.
Robert Paul Tombs (born 8 May 1949)[1][2] is a British historian of France. He is professor emeritus of French history at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge.[3] Prior to this, he was a reader in the subject until 2007.[2] Tombs is the recipient of the Ordre des Palmes académiques awarded by the French government.[4]
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Robert Tombs | |
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Born | Robert Paul Tombs (1949-05-08) 8 May 1949 (age 75) England |
Citizenship | British, French |
Occupation(s) | Academic, historian |
Spouse | Isabelle Tombs (née Bussy) |
Awards | Ordre des Palmes académiques (2007) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Thesis | The Forces of Order and the Suppression of the Paris Insurrection of 1871 (1978) |
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Institutions | St. John's College, Cambridge |
Main interests | Franco-British relations, political history of France (19th century) |
Notable works | That Sweet Enemy (2006), The English and Their History (2014) |
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