René de Castries
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René de la Croix de Castries (ʁəne də la kʁwa də kastʁ; 6 August 1908, la Bastide-d'Engras
, Gard
- 17 July 1986) was a French historian
. He was the sixteenth member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française
in 1972.
La Bastide-d'Engras
La Bastide-d'Engras is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Gard
Gard
Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
- 17 July 1986) was a French 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...
. He was the sixteenth member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1972.