Died 11 August 1964, Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, France | ||
André Aymard (14 May 1900, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis – 11 August 1964, Oradour-sur-Glane, Haute-Vienne) was a French historian, specialising in Ancient Greece, particularly the Hellenistic period.
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Education
André Aymard first passed the agrégation in history and geography in 1923. The next year he joined the Foundation Thiers. Under the influence of Maurice Holleaux, he decided, after some hesitation, to focus his research on Ancient Greece.
In 1937, after he had taught at Strasbourg, Paris and Toulouse, he submitted his doctoral thesis on Les Assemblées de la Confédération achaienne (The Assemblies of the Achaean League).
University Career
He was a professor at the Sorbonne from 1942 to 1964, rising to become head of the faculty of arts. In 1955, he became a professor at the École pratique des hautes études.
A friend of Fernand Braudel, director of the 6th section de l'EPHE, he supervised Pierre Lévêque's doctoral thesis. He also taught Pierre Vidal-Naquet.