Marc Bloch, the researcher who changed history and was tortured by Klaus Barbie
Briefly

Marc Bloch will be inducted into France's Pantheon, recognizing his contributions to historical scholarship, particularly his works on France's collapse during Nazism and historiography.
Born into a Jewish family in Alsace, Bloch’s early education at the Ecole Normale Superieure shaped his intellectual pursuits, leading him to become a leading historian.
He and Lucien Febvre founded the journal 'Annales' in 1929, revolutionizing historical study by focusing on social and economic factors, rather than just political narratives.
Bloch's works, including 'Strange Defeat' and 'The Historian's Craft,' offer profound analyses of France's historical struggles, reflecting his life marked by both scholarship and personal sacrifice.
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