Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
Historian, Author
1929 –
Who is Hélène Carrère d'Encausse?
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse is the permanent secretary of the Académie française and a historian specializing in Russian history. She was a recipient of Lomonosov Gold Medal in 2008.
Carrère d'Encausse is a graduate of the elite Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.
She was elected to seat 14 of the Académie française in 1990, and her academician's sword was made by the sculptor Goudji. She became permanent secretary on 21 October 1999.
In her book L'Empire éclaté published in 1978 she predicted dissolution of Soviet Union.
Her son, Emmanuel Carrère, is an author, screenwriter and director.
She was awarded Grand Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
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- Born
- Jul 6, 1929
Paris - Also known as
- Helene Carrere d'Encausse
- Hélène d'Encausse
- Hélène Zourabichvili
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- France
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on July 23, 2013
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