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French historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olivier Chaline (29 December 1964,[1] Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a contemporary French historian, a specialist of the history of Central Europe.
The son of Jean-Pierre Chaline, himself an historian (a specialist on the French Third Republic), and Nadine-Josette Chaline, also an historian, Olivier Chaline entered the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in 1984. After he obtained his agrégation in history, he taught at the ENS before being appointed at the University of Rennes II (1999–2001) then at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He occasionally teaches at Charles University at Prague.
In 2006, Olivier Chaline was bestowed the Prix Guizot of the Académie française for his Le Règne de Louis XIV.
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