Jean Meyer
Jean Meyer Barth | |
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| Born | February 8, 1942 Nice, France |
| Relatives | Yves Meyer (French mathematician, cousin) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1997–1998) National Prize for Arts and Sciences (2011) Member, Mexican Academy of History |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne Paris Nanterre University |
| Thesis | 'Les Cristeros : contribution à l’histoire de la guerre des paysans mexicains, 1926–1929' (1971) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Mexican history Religious conflict Rural society |
| Institutions | El Colegio de México Colegio de Michoacán CIDE University of Perpignan |
| Notable works | La Cristiada (3 vols) The Cristero Rebellion |
Jean Meyer Barth (born February 8, 1942) is a French-Mexican historian and author, known for his writings on early 20th-century Mexican history. He has published extensively on the Mexican Revolution and Cristero War, the history of Nayarit, and on the caudillo Manuel Lozada. He is a faculty member at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, and a Guggenheim Fellow.