Lucien Febvre

Lucien Febvre
Lucien Febvre
Born	(1878-07-22)22 July 1878 Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Died	11 September 1956(1956-09-11) (aged 78) Saint-Amour, France
Education	École normale supérieure
Occupation	Historian
Known for	Establishing Annales School
Children	3

Lucien Paul Victor Febvre (/ˈfɛvrə/ FEV-rə, French: [lysjɛ̃ pɔl viktɔʁ fɛvʁ]; 22 July 1878 – 11 September 1956) was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. He was the initial editor of the Encyclopédie française together with Anatole de Monzie.