Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
French historian (1929–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (French pronunciation: [elɛn kaʁɛːʁ dɑ̃kos]; née Zourabichvili; 6 July 1929 – 5 August 2023) was a French political historian who specialised in Russian history. From 1999 until her death in 2023, she served as the Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française, to which she was first elected in 1990.
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1999–2023 | Perpetual Secretary |
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Born | Hélène Zourabichvili (1929-07-06)6 July 1929 Paris, France |
Died | 5 August 2023(2023-08-05) (aged 94) Paris, France |
Political party | Rally for the Republic |
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Louis Carrère (m. 1952) |
Children | 3, including Emmanuel and Marina |
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Profession | Historian |
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Discipline | History |
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Carrère d'Encausse was a member of the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999, representing the Gaullist-conservative party RPR. She was awarded the Lomonosov Gold Medal and Grand Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 2008 and 2011, respectively. She was a cousin of Salome Zourabichvili, the current President of Georgia. In 2023 she was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award in Social Sciences.