Jean-Marc Berliere
Encyclopedia
Jean-Marc Berlière is a French
historian
who specialises in the history to the French Police. He works as a Professor at the University of Burgundy
. In 1991 completed a Doctoral thesis on the Police of the French Third Republic
.
Besides having written a number of history books Berlière has also participated in many television documentaries. He was an historical expert on Who Do You Think You Are? where he helped explain to Davina McCall
about the role her Grandfather played in the Dreyfus Affair
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
who specialises in the history to the French Police. He works as a Professor at the University of Burgundy
University of Burgundy
The University of Burgundy is a university located in Dijon, France.The University of Burgundy is situated on a large campus called Campus Montmuzard, 15 minutes by bus from the City Centre...
. In 1991 completed a Doctoral thesis on the Police of the French Third Republic
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
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Besides having written a number of history books Berlière has also participated in many television documentaries. He was an historical expert on Who Do You Think You Are? where he helped explain to Davina McCall
Davina McCall
Davina McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother up until its move to Channel 5.- Early life :...
about the role her Grandfather played in the Dreyfus Affair
Dreyfus Affair
The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent...
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