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Jacques Le Goff

Born January 1, 1924 · Toulon, Var, France

Died April 1, 2014 · aged 90

Jacques Le Goff (French pronunciation: ​[ʒak lə ɡɔf]; 1 January 1924 – 1 April 2014) was a French historian and prolific author specializing in the Middle Ages, particularly the 12th and 13th centuries. Le Goff championed the Annales School movement, which emphasizes long-term trends over the topics of politics, diplomacy, and war that dominated 19th-century historical research. From 1972 to 1977…