Background
Favier, Jean was born on April 2, 1932 in Paris.
Favier, Jean was born on April 2, 1932 in Paris.
Educated, University Sorbonne. Doctor of Letters, University Sorbonne, 1967.
Director of Studies, Ecole pratique des hautes etudes since 1965. Professor, of Medieval Economics History, University of Paris-Sorbonne since 1969. Director Institute of History, Sorbonne 1971-1975.
Director Revue Historique since 1973. Director-General Archives de France since 1975. Director Revue historique since 1973.
President Conseil d’admin., Ecole normale superieure since 1988. Commander des Arts et des Lettres. Chevalier des Palmes academiques and decorations from Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland.
Ecole franyaise de Rome 1956-1958. Academies of Lyon, Reims and Rouen. Luxembourg Academy.
Married Lucie Calisti, May 14, 1956. Children: Jacques, Michel, Bernard, Eric.