Michel Laurencin


Michel Laurencin was a French academic and historian who specialized in the history of Touraine.

Biography

After earning an agrégation and a doctorate in literature, Laurencin became a teacher at the Lycée d'Amboise before moving to the in 1972. In 1975, he became a professor at Cairo University, at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni in 1978, the Prytanée national militaire in 1984, and the in 1996.
Michel Laurencin was a member of the High Council of French Citizens Abroad and of the Société archéologique de Touraine. He was also a titular member of and an archivist for the.
Michel Laurencin died on 8 January 2023, at the age of 78.

Publications

  • "L'aqueduc gallo-romain de Luynes et l'antique cité de Malliacum "
  • La vie quotidienne en Touraine au temps de Balzac
  • Dictionnaire biographique de Touraine
  • "Le couvent de Jésus-Maria et les Minimes du Plessis-lès-Tours depuis la fin du XVe siècle"
  • En Touraine à l'aube du XXe siècle : un enfant du Véron, Gilbert Plouzeau
  • ''Le Lycée Descartes. Histoire d'un établissement d'enseignement à Tours, 1807-2007 : édition du bicentenaire''

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