Michel Rouche Explained

Michel Rouche
Birth Date:30 May 1934
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Historian
academic

Michel Rouche (30 May 1934 – 5 December 2021) was a French historian and academic.[1] He specialized in the history of Gaul during the Roman Empire and in the Middle Ages.[2]

Biography

Rouche earned an agrégation in history in 1959 and subsequently taught at the in Compiègne.[3] He earned a doctorate in history from Paris-Sorbonne University in 1976 and became a professor at Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III, the Institut Catholique de Paris, and Paris-Sorbonne University.

Rouche was heavily focused on the end of ancient history and the establishment of barbaric kingdoms in the Early Middle Ages, notably the Visigothic Kingdom. He met Pope John Paul II in 1996 in Reims during a celebration in commemoration of the baptism of Clovis I. He also helped to draft the film Clovis et son temps, directed by Jacques Barsac.

Michel Rouche died in Paris on 5 December 2021, at the age of 87.[4]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michel Rouche. France Inter. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310202520/http://www.franceinter.fr/personne-michel-rouche. 10 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Michel Rouche. Famille chrétienne. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322004811/http://www.famillechretienne.fr/michel-rouche.shtml. 22 March 2012. 9 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Les agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1960. Ressources numériques en histoire de l'éducation. French.
  4. News: 9 December 2021. Le point de vue. French. Radio Notre-Dame. 9 December 2021.