Christian Courtois
Christian Courtois (born July 20, 1912 in Cognac ; † August 7, 1956 at Ambérieux ) was a French ancient historian .
life and work
Christian Courtois studied geography and history at the Sorbonne in Paris , especially with Jérôme Carcopino . After graduating from the Baccalauréat (1930) and teaching examinations (1933, 1935), he went to Algeria as a teacher and taught at the Lyceum of Algiers . During this time he did military service several times, first from 1936 to 1937, then during the Second World War from 1939 to 1940 and from 1942 to 1945. After the war he held lectures at the University of Algiers .
Courtois was killed in a traffic accident near Ambérieux (near Lyon ) in 1956 at the age of 44 .
His scientific work was devoted to the history and topography of North Africa, especially Algeria. Courtois was one of the leading researchers on the history of the vandals in Africa and published numerous essays and lexicon articles, including in the Realencyclopadie der Classischen Antiquity .
Fonts (selection)
- Timgad, Antique Thamugadi . Algiers 1951
- Victor de Vita et son oeuvre. Etude Critique . Algiers 1954
- Les Vandales et l'Afrique . Paris 1955. Reprinted in Aalen 1964
literature
- Roger Le Tourneau: Christian Courtois 1912–1956 . In: Revue africaine . Volume 101 (1957), pp. 433-434
Web links
- Literature by Christian Courtois in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography and bibliography (French) ( Microsoft Word document, 67.5 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Courtois, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | cognac |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th August 1956 |
| Place of death | at Ambérieux |