André de Maricourt
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André du Mesnil de Maricourt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1874 |
| Died | 16 November 1945 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | École Nationale des Chartes |
| Occupation | historian |
| Parent | René de Maricourt |
Baron André de Maricourt (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe də maʁikuʁ]; 4 December 1874 – 16 November 1945) was a French historian.
André de Maricourt was born on 4 December 1874 in Senlis, Oise near Paris.[1][2] He graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in 1900.[2]
Career
Maricourt wrote articles about the Armée des Émigrés, King Louis XVI, the jails in Paris during the Reign of Terror, the Duchess of Berry, and Cardinal Richelieu.[2] They were published in the Revue de Paris, the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine, the Revue des questions historiques, Le Correspondant, etc.[2]
Maricourt authored several biographies, including one of Marshal Ferdinand Foch.[2] He also wrote several books about World War I.[2] Maricourt won several prizes for his books from the Académie française: the Prix Auguste Furtado for Madame de Souza et sa famille in 1908; the Prix Marcelin Guérin for Louise-Marie-Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre, duchesse d’Orléans in 1917; the Prix Montyon for Idylle et drame. Georgine de Chastellaux et Charles de la Bédoyère in 1925; and the Prix d’Académie for La véritable madame Tallien in 1934.[3]
Maricourt was the president of the History and Archeology Society of Senlis in 1927.[2]
