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Gilles Pécout

French historian, academic and diplomat (born 1961)

Gilles Pécout (French pronunciation: [ʒil peku]; born 2 December 1961) is a French historian, academic and former diplomat who has been president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) since 18 April 2024. He was formerly the Ambassador of France to Austria (2020–2024).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gilles Pécout (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 2, 1961.¹

Companies

Bibliothèque nationale de FranceChair Apr 18, 2024 to now²⁰

Early life and education

1983 to 1985University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne³
1992Paris Institute of Political Studies doctorate in France^{3 4}
Date not recordedLycée Thiers³
Since 1982École Normale Supérieure^{3 5}

Career

Occupation: official, diplomat, historian, research fellow, university teacher.¹¹

Since 2024President of the National Library of France⁷
Since 2024Chair, Bibliothèque nationale de France¹⁰
2020 to 2024Ambassador of France to Austria^{7 9}
2016 to 2020Rector of the Academy of Paris^{7 8}
2016 to 2020Worked at Paris Academy⁶
2014 to 2016Dean for the academy of Nancy-Metz⁷
2014 to 2016Worked at Académie de Nancy-Metz⁶
2010 to 2014Director, département d'histoire de l'École normale supérieure⁷
2002 to 2014Worked at École Normale Supérieure⁶
1992 to 2002Worked at Paris Institute of Political Studies⁶
1989 to 1992Worked at École française de Rome⁶
1989 to 1992Member of the École française de Rome⁷

Personal life

BornDec 2, 1961, Marseille¹²
CitizenshipFrance¹³
SpouseAnne-Christine Pécout¹⁴

Awards

2022Officer of the National Order of Merit¹⁵
2019Officer of Arts and Letters^{15 18}
2014Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms¹⁵
2014Knight of the Legion of Honour^{15 17}
2010Knight of the National Order of Merit^{15 16}

Sources

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WikidataGilles Pécout on Wikidata
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WikipediaGilles Pécout on Wikipedia
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WikidataGilles Pécout: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataGilles Pécout: Worked at École française de Rome, on Wikidata
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WikidataGilles Pécout: Member of the École française de Rome, on Wikidata
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WikidataRector of the Academy of Paris, as reported by Journal officiel de la République française
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WikidataAmbassador of France to Austria, as reported
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WikidataGilles Pécout: Chair, Bibliothèque nationale de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataGilles Pécout: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGilles Pécout: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGilles Pécout: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGilles Pécout: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataGilles Pécout: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Journal officiel de la République française
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Journal officiel de la République française
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataGilles Pécout: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataBibliothèque nationale de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsGilles Pécout photo by Communication rectorat Nancy-Metz, CC BY-SA 4.0