Thérèse Kleindienst
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Born25 October 1916
Clamart, France
Died3 July 2018 (aged 101)
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France
AlmamaterÉcole Nationale des Chartes
OccupationLibrarian
Thérèse Kleindienst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 October 1916 Clamart, France |
| Died | 3 July 2018 (aged 101) Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France |
| Alma mater | École Nationale des Chartes |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Thérèse Kleindienst (25 October 1916 – 3 July 2018) was a French librarian. She was the secretary general of the Bibliothèque nationale de France from 1963 to 1984.[1]
She became an officer of the Legion of Honour and the Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 1973, and an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1976.[1]
After her retirement as national librarian, she served as president of the society of alumni of the École Nationale des Chartes from 1984 to 1985.[2]
