Michel Kaplan

French medieval historian

Michel Kaplan (born 15 April 1946) is a French medieval historian, docteur d'État, professor emeritus and former president of Pantheon-Sorbonne University. He is a Byzantinist specialising in history of mentalities, rural space and hagiography of the Eastern Roman Empire.²

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Born Apr 15, 1946.¹

Companies

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-SorbonneChair 1999 to 2004¹³

Early life and education

1974University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne doctorate in France³
1987University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne doctorate in France³

Career

Occupation: Byzantinist, historian, professeur des universités.⁷

2010 to 2016Director, Institut de recherches sur Byzance, l'Islam et la Méditerranée au Moyen Âge⁵
2001 to 2007President, Comité Français des Études Byzantines⁵
1999 to 2004President, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne⁵
1999 to 2004Chair, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne⁶
Date not recordedWorked at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne⁴

Known for: Tout l'or de Byzance.⁸

In his early years, Kaplan followed the courses taught by Paul Lemerle. He began his career as an assistant professor and then lecturer at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris I), where he defended his thèse d'état (doctoral dissertation) Les hommes et la terre à Byzance du VIe au XIe siècle: propriété et exploitation du sol in 1987. He then became a professor of medieval history at Paris I since 1988 and had been president of this university from 1999 to 2004. Since 2003, his research had encompassed the history of Byzantine mentalities. He retired from his job in 2015. On 13 November 2018, a lecture given by Kaplan took place at the Athens Concert Hall in Greece.

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Personal life

BornApr 15, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine⁹
CitizenshipFrance¹⁰

Awards

2017Prix Diane-Potier-Boès^{11 12}
2012Knight of the Legion of Honour¹¹
2003Knight of the National Order of Merit¹¹

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