Henri Amouroux

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Henri Amouroux (1 July 1920 in Périgueux, Dordogne – 5 August 2007 in Le Mesnil-Mauger) was a French historian and journalist.

Life and career

Amouroux was born in the French city of

Croix de guerre 1939-1945.[3]

Amouroux wrote several books on the

MRAP's lawyer, Gérard Boulanger, was convicted for defamation in 1997.[4][5]

Amouroux was a member of the Institut de France and served as president of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. He died in 2007 in Normandy at the age of 87, and was buried in the Gironde region of France.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d « Henri Amouroux, historian who documented Nazi occupation of France, dies at 87 », IHT, August 6, 2007
  2. ^ « Henri Amouroux, Journalist and historian of German occupation in France », The Times, 25 September 2007
  3. ^ « La disparition d'Henri Amouroux », Le Figaro, 10 October 2007
  4. ^ "Diffamé au procès Papon, Henri Amouroux obtient réparation". Libération (in French). 15 June 1999. Retrieved 29 January 2019. Me Gérard Boulanger, avocat d'une des parties civiles lors du procès Papon (octobre 1997 avril 1998), a été condamné hier par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris à 40 000 F d'amende et un franc de dommages-intérêts pour diffamation envers l'historien Henri Amouroux
  5. L'Express
    , 6 August 2007