Albert Soboul | |
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| Born | 27 April 1914 Ammi Moussa, French Algeria |
| Died | 11 September 1982 (aged 68) Nîmes, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Alma mater | La Sorbonne |
| Subject | French Revolution, Napoleonic era, Napoleon |
Albert Marius Soboul (27 April 1914 – 11 September 1982) was a historian of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. A professor at the Sorbonne, he was chair of the History of the French Revolution and author of numerous influential works of history and historical interpretation. In his lifetime, he was internationally recognized as the foremost French authority on the Revolutionary era.