Background
Gaxotte was born in Revigny-sur-Ornain, Meuse.
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Pierre Gaxotte
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École Normale Supérieure.
Career
Over the course of his life he authored numerous historical studies, and was elected to the Académie française in 1953. He is famous for his critical vision of the French Revolution, notably in The French Revolution (1928), and for his rehabilitation of the French 18th century (Louis XV"s Century, 1933). He is also known as a right-wing journalist of the Entre-deux-Guerres period.
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Académie française.
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November 21, 1982 (aged 87) -
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France