Lucien Febvre | |
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![]() Lucien Febvre | |
Born | Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | 22 July 1878
Died | 11 September 1956 Saint-Amour, France | (aged 78)
Education | École normale supérieure |
Occupation | Historian |
Known for | Establishing Annales School |
Children | 3 |
Lucien Paul Victor Febvre (/ˈfɛvrə/ FEV-rə, French: [lysjɛ̃ pɔl viktɔʁ fɛvʁ]; 22 July 1878 – 11 September 1956) was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. He was the initial editor of the Encyclopédie française together with Anatole de Monzie.