Overview
Pierre Renouvin (January 9, 1893 – December 7, 1974) was a French historian of international relations.
Early life and education
He was born in Paris and attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, where he was awarded his aggrégation in 1912. Renouvin spent 1912-1914 traveling in Germany and Russia. Renouvin married Marie-Therese Gabalda (1894-1982) and worked as teacher between 1918 and 1920 at Lycée d’Orleans.
Career
Renouvin served as the director of the War History Library at the Sorbonne between 1920 and 1922, as lecturer at the Sorbonne between 1922 and 1933 and as a professor at the Sorbonne between 1933 and 1964. He also taught at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) from 1938 to 1970.
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