Henri Bresc
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henri Bresc | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1939[1] |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | French |
| Subject | Mediaeval history |
Henri Bresc (born 12 December 1939) is a French historian who specialises in the Mediaeval history of Sicily, and particularly in the inter-relation in the Mediterranean area between the three principal monotheistic religions.[2][3] From 1990 until 2008 he was a professor at Paris X Nanterre university,[3] and is director of its Centre d'Histoire Sociale et Culturelle de l'Occident.[4]: 153 [1] He previously taught at the University of Nice.[1]
In 2002 Bresc received an honorary degree in letters from the University of Palermo.[2]
