Mona Ozouf

Mona Ozouf
Mona Ozouf in 2014
Born (1931-02-24) 24 February 1931 (age 93)
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole normale supérieure de jeunes filles
Occupation(s)Philosopher
Historian
SpouseJacques Ozouf

Mona Ozouf (born Mona Annig Sohier 24 February 1931) is a French historian and philosopher. Born into a family of schoolteachers keen on preserving the language and the culture of Brittany, she graduated as a teacher of philosophy from the École normale supérieure de jeunes filles.[1] After teaching philosophy, she joined the CNRS as a historian. Her research and writings centre on the French Revolution and the French secular education system. Notable publications include L'École, l'Église et la République, 1871–1914 (1963) and La fête révolutionnaire, 1789–1799 (1976), the latter of which was published in English as Festivals and the French Revolution (1988).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Biographie de Mona Ozouf" (in French). France Culture. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Mona Oznouf" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Boyd, Kelly (1999). Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing. Taylor & Francis. pp. 899–. ISBN 978-1-884964-33-6.