Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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Edition 4 (1983) Winner
Fernand Braudel
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Fernand Braudel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-08-24 （Luméville-en-Ornois, France）
- Died
- 1985-11-27 （Cluses, France） age 83
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris, France → Constantine, French Algeria → Algiers, French Algeria → São Paulo, Brazil → Cluses, France
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic
- Active Years
- 1923-1985
- Affiliations
- University of Algiers, Lycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine), Lycée Condorcet, Lycée Henri-IV, University of São Paulo, École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Collège de France, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH), Annales journal
- Memberships
- Académie française, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Influenced By
- Lucien Febvre, Max Weber (works), Werner Sombart (works)
- Influenced
- François Furet, Immanuel Wallerstein, Annales School (second generation historians)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Voltaire | — | — | — | 1913–1920 | France |
| University of Paris (Sorbonne) | — | History | agrégation / Doctorat | 1920–1947 | France |
Lycée Voltaire
Period:
1913–1920
Year of Graduation:
1920
Country:
France
Studied Latin and Greek
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
History
Degree:
agrégation / Doctorat
Period:
1920–1947
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
France
Agrégation in history (1923); doctorate awarded 1947 (thesis: La Méditerranée et le Monde méditerranéen à l'époque de Philippe II)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Commander of the Legion of Honour | — | — | French government | 受章 |
| — | Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques | — | — | French Ministry / Ordre des Palmes académiques | 受章 |
| 1984 | Elected to the Académie française | — | — | Académie française | 選出 |
| — | Honorary degrees (various universities) | — | — | Multiple (Cambridge, Oxford, University of Chicago, Yale, etc.) | 授与 |
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Organization:
French government
Result:
受章
Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques
Organization:
French Ministry / Ordre des Palmes académiques
Result:
受章
Elected to the Académie française
1984
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
選出
Honorary degrees (various universities)
Organization:
Multiple (Cambridge, Oxford, University of Chicago, Yale, etc.)
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II
1949 History (monograph)A sweeping study of the Mediterranean world using the longue durée perspective, emphasizing geographic, economic and social structures over event-based narratives.
longue duréeMediterranean historyeconomic and social history
Translations
- English translation: The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (translated by Siân Reynolds, 1972–1973)
Civilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century
1967 Economic and social historyA three-volume study of pre-industrial capitalism focusing on structures of everyday life, commerce, and the global perspective of the world economy.
history of capitalismeconomic structureshistory of everyday life
Translations
- English translation: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century (translated by Siân Reynolds, 1979)
The Identity of France
1986 History / Cultural historyAn unfinished, personal work arguing that France's identity is primarily shaped by geography and long-term cultural traits rather than short-term political events.
national identitygeographic determinismlongue durée
Translations
- English translation: The Identity of France (translated by Siân Reynolds, 1988–1990)
Bibliography
- La Méditerranée et le Monde méditerranéen à l'époque de Philippe II (1949; revised edition 1966)
- Civilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century (1967–1979)
- The Identity of France (unfinished, published 1986)
- Writings on History (Ecrits sur l'histoire) (1969)
Adaptations
Translations of Works
- The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II → English translation (Siân Reynolds)
- Civilization and Capitalism → English translation (Siân Reynolds)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, panoramic style emphasizing the longue duréeIncorporates social-scientific methods and quantitative economic analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Geography and environment shaping historyRelationship between everyday life and economic structuresLong-term social structures (structures)
Legacy
Braudel was a central figure of the Annales School, establishing the concept of the longue durée and profoundly influencing historiographical method. He greatly raised the global profile of Mediterranean studies and social-economic history.
Museums
- Fernand Braudel Center (research center, formerly at Binghamton University) Binghamton, New York (former)
- Instituto Fernand Braudel de Economia Mundial São Paulo, Brazil
Academic Societies
- Académie française
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Various national academies
Archives
- Materials held in national archives and major research libraries (e.g. Bibliothèque nationale de France)
In Popular Culture
- Commemorative plaque(s) in Paris (e.g. 59 rue Brillat-Savarin)
Quotes
-
Economics is the most scientific of the sciences of man.
Source: The Identity of France (and other writings) (1986)
Trivia
- Drafted major parts of The Mediterranean while interned in German prisoner-of-war camps during World War II.
- Named the most important historian of the previous 60 years in a 2011 History Today poll.