Jean Delumeau

Jean Delumeau
Jean Delumeau
Born	Jean Léon Marie Joseph André Delumeau ; 18 June 1923 ; Nantes (France)
Died	13 January 2020 (aged 96); Brest (France)
Alma mater	École normale supérieure; University of Paris Faculty of Humanities ;
Occupation	Historian
Employer	Lycée Chateaubriand (1950–1954); Collège de France (1975–1994); French National Centre for Scientific Research (1954–1955); Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (1970–1975); Rennes 2 University (1955–1970); School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (1975–1978); École française de Rome (1948–1950); École pratique des hautes études (1963–1978); lycée Alain-Fournier (1947–1948) ;
Awards	Commander of the National Order of Merit (2007); Commander of the Legion of Honour (1999); Grand Prix Gobert (1968); Prix de la biographie du Point (2009); Monseigneur-Marcel award (1984); Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1994); Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (1992); honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke (1986); CNRS silver medal (1960); honorary doctorate of the University of Deusto (1996); Scriptures & Spiritualities Award (1986) ;
Position held	member of the École française de Rome (1948–1950)

Jean Léon Marie Delumeau (18 June 1923 – 13 January 2020) was a French historian specializing in the history of the Catholic Church, and author of several books regarding the subject. He held the Chair of the History of Religious Mentalities (1975–1994) at the Collège de France (former emeritus professor) and was a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.