Jacques Le Goff | |
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| Born | 1 January 1924 Toulon, France |
| Died | 1 April 2014 (aged 90) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Historian, medievalist |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Genre | Historian |
Jacques Le Goff (1 January 1924 – 1 April 2014) was a French historian and author. He wrote many books about the Middle Ages. Mostly during the 12th and 13th centuries. Le Goff was known for arguing that the Middle Ages created a new civilization. In 1984, he wrote The Birth of Purgatory.
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989.
Le Goff was born in Toulon. He died in Paris, France from natural causes, aged 90.
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