Gilles Pécout | |
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 Pécout at the French History Culture Forum in 2015 | |
| French Ambassador to Austria | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | French |
Gilles Pécout (born on 2 December 1961) is a French historian, academic and diplomat. He is currently the French Ambassador to Austria.[1]
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Biography
Pécout was born in Marseille in December 1961. He graduated from the École normale supérieure in Paris, where he was also professor and director of the History Department.[2]
He holds the chair of Political and Cultural History of 19th century Italy and Mediterranean Europe at the Sorbonne.[3]
He is known to the Italian public thanks to his participation in the RAI3 television program <i>Il tempo e la storia</i> and its sequel <i>Passato e presente</i>, of which he is also a member of the scientific committee.[4][5][6]
On 15 September 2016, he was appointed rector of the Académie de Paris.[7] In September 2020 he became Ambassador of France to Austria.[8][9]
Works
Author of several works and scientific editions and director or co-director of 8 volumes, he has published 75 articles in French and foreign scientific journals (Italy, United States, Greece, United Kingdom, Japan, China) and occasionally collaborated with the daily newspapers Le Monde, Libération, and the Italian press.
- Birth of Contemporary Italy, 1770-1922, Nathan, 1997; reissued, Armand Colin, 2004
- Atlas of French History, Autrement, 2007
- Grand Atlas of the History of France, under the direction of Jean Boutier, with Olivier Guyotjeannin, Autrement, 2011
Honours
French honours
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National Order of the Legion of Honour |
| — 14 May 2010[10] |
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Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite |
| — 18 April 2014[11] |
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Commandeur de l'ordre des Palmes académiques |
| — 3 June 2014 |
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Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| — 12 March 2019[12] |
Italian honours
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – December 27, 2021[13]
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – December 27, 2006[14]
References
- ^ "Vœux de l'Ambassadeur de France en Autriche (02.01.23)". La France en Autriche (in French). Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Da Promotion pour Gilles Pécout à l’éducation nationale
- ^ Dal sito dell'ENS
- ^ "Il Tempo e la Storia – programma". Rai Storia.
- ^ "Il tempo e la storia: il programma". Rai Storia.
- ^ "Passato e presente: Programma". Rai Storia.
- ^ Décret du 15 septembre 2016 portant nomination d’un recteur su Legifrance
- ^ Michael Linhart (September 4, 2020). "L'académie de Paris et son Recteur C Kerrero disent au revoir à son ancien Recteur, nommé Ambassadeur de France en Autriche, en présence de la Maire de Paris Anne Hidalgo ;". twitter.com (in French).
- ^ "L'ambassadeur de France en Autriche". at.ambafrance.org (in French). September 17, 2020.
- ^ (in French)Décret du 14 mai 2010 portant promotion et nomination su Legifrance
- ^ (in French)Décret du 18 avril 2014 portant promotion et nomination su Legifrance
- ^ (in French)Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres – hiver 2019 su Ministère de la Culture
- ^ "Dettaglio decorato Gilles Pécout". quirinale.it (in Italian). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Dettaglio decorato Gilles Pécout". quirinale.it (in Italian). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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