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Pierre Milza
Born16 April 1932
Paris, France
Died28 February 2018
Saint-Malo, France
NationalityFrench
Occupations
Known forAuthor of the biographies of Napoleon III, Garibaldi, and Mussolini

Pierre Milza (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ milza]; 16 April 1932 – 28 February 2018) was a French historian. His work focused mainly on the history of Italy, the history of Italian immigration to France and the history of fascism, of which he was a recognized specialist.

He was professor emeritus at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), where he taught contemporary history. He also taught for a year at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

Pierre Milza is notably the author of Voyage en Italie, or "History of Italy", as well as of biographies of Mussolini, Napoleon III and Garibaldi.

Early life

Milza was a second-generation Italian immigrant, born in Paris, France to Italian parents. His father, Olivier Milza, was born near Parma in Italy.[1][2] His status as an immigrant motivated his studies in Italian history and Italian-French immigration. Milza first visited Italy at 16, learned Italian and began to study history.

Distinctions

Milza was a member of the François Mitterrand Institute.

Publications

Throughout his career, Milza wrote many books about fascism and the history of Italy. In addition to these publications, Milza devoted time to writing biographies for different figures including Mussolini, Voltaire, Garibaldi and Napoleon III.[4]

Independently

With Serge Berstein

Milza collaborated with fellow historian Serge Berstein to produce academic works and textbooks.[4]

Other collaborations

References

  1. ^ Schor, Ralph. "Pierre Milza Voyage en Italie" [Pierre Milza Travel to Italy] (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Pierre Milza, un Italien à Paris" [Pierre Milza, an Italian in Paris]. www.lhistoire.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion" [Decree of 12 July 2013 on the promotion] (in French). Légifrance. 14 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Pierre Milza, une histoire qui a marqué plusieurs générations" [Pierre Milza, a story that has marked several generations]. Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "De Versailles à Berlin (1919-1945)" [From Versailles to Berlin (1919-1945)]. Armand Colin (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Hitler et Mussolini: leurs conversations vues par Milza" [Hitler and Mussolini: their conversations seen by Milza]. FIGARO (in French). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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