Cécile Morrisson Explained

Cécile Morrisson
Birth Place:Dinan, France
Nationality:French
Alma Mater:École normale supérieure (Paris) (ENS-Ulm)
Occupation:Historian and numismatist

Cécile Morrisson (born 16 June 1940) is a French historian and numismatist. She is Director of Research emeritus at the French National Center for Scientific Research and specializes in the study of the Byzantine Empire.

Biography

Cécile Morrisson was born on 16 June 1940 in Dinan, France.[1] She studied at the École normale supérieure,[2] earned her Agrégation in history and obtained her doctorate in history at École normale supérieure (Paris) (ENS-Ulm).[3]

She was director of the department of coins, medals and antiquities of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.[4] She is Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS and Advisor for Byzantine Numismatics at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Distinctions

Morrisson is a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres since December 11, 2015. She was awarded the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1994, and the British Academy's Derek Allen Prize for numismatics in 1999.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morrisson Cécile . Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres . 2015. 8 December 2018.
  2. Web site: L'annuaire Cécile Morrisson. Association des anciens élèves. 8 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520151458/http://www.archicubes.ens.fr/lannuaire#annuaire_chercher?identite=C%C3%A9cile+Morrisson.. 20 May 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Cécile Morrisson . PUF . 2017. 8 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Séance en l'honneur de Madame Cécile Morrisson . Société française de numismatique . 2015. 8 December 2018.