Philippe Ariès

Philippe Ariès
Born(1914-07-21)21 July 1914
Blois, French Third Republic
Died8 February 1984(1984-02-08) (aged 69)
Toulouse, France
OccupationHistorian
Known forCenturies of Childhood

Philippe Ariès (French: [filip aʁjɛs]; 21 July 1914 – 8 February 1984) was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. He wrote many books on common daily life. His most prominent works concerned the change in western attitudes towards death.

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