Alain Blum

French historian and demographer
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Alain Blum

Summary

Alain Blum is a human[1]. He was born on December 31, 1958[2]. He worked as a historian[3], demographer[4], sovietologist[5], and social scientist[6].

Key Facts

  • Alain Blum was born on December 31, 1958[2].
  • Alain Blum held citizenship in France[7].
  • Alain Blum's professions included historian[3].
  • Alain Blum worked as a demographer[4].
  • Alain Blum's professions included sovietologist[5].
  • Alain Blum's professions included social scientist[6].
  • Alain Blum's field of work was late modern period[8].
  • Alain Blum's field of work was demography[9].
  • Alain Blum's field of work was historical demography[10].
  • Alain Blum's field of work was history[11].
  • Alain Blum's field of work was social history[12].
  • Alain Blum's field of work was social science[13].
  • Alain Blum was employed by School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences[14].
  • Among Alain Blum's employers was Institut national d'études démographiques[15].
  • Alain Blum's doctoral advisor was Marc Ferro[16].
  • Alain Blum received the Grand prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire[17].
  • Alain Blum was a member of Center for Russian, Caucasian and East European Studies[18].
  • Alain Blum is recorded as male[19].
  • Alain Blum's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Alain Blum supervised Alisa Menshykova as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alain Blum supervised Martine Mespoulet as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alain Blum supervised Valérie Laflamme as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alain Blum supervised Larissa Zakharova as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alain Blum supervised Juliette Cadiot as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alain Blum's family name is recorded as Blum[26].

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Origins and Family

Alain Blum was born on December 31, 1958[2].

Education

Alain Blum's doctoral advisor was Marc Ferro[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3], demographer[4], sovietologist[5], and social scientist[6]. Fields of work include late modern period[8], a periodization[27]; demography[9], an academic discipline[28]; historical demography[10], an academic discipline[29]; history[11]; social history[12], a humanities[30]; and social science[13], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[31]. Employers include School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences[14], a public university[32], in France[33], founded in 1975[34], headquartered in Paris[35] and Institut national d'études démographiques[15], an organization[36], in France[37], founded in 1945[38], headquartered in Aubervilliers[39]. Doctoral students include Alisa Menshykova[21], a historian[40], of Ukraine[41]; Martine Mespoulet[22], a sociologist[42], b. 1953[43], of France[44]; Valérie Laflamme[23], of Canada[45]; Larissa Zakharova[24], a historian[46], 1977–2019[47], of Russia[48], specialised in history[49]; and Juliette Cadiot[25], a historian[50], b. 1970[51], of France[52].

Recognition

Alain Blum received the Grand prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire[17].

FAQs

What did Alain Blum do for work?

Alain Blum worked as historian[3], demographer[4], sovietologist[5], and social scientist[6].

What awards did Alain Blum receive?

Honors received include Grand prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . lacontemporaine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . ORCID, Inc.. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . ORCID, Inc.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, ENSAE Paris
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id 1011456249
    Name in native language Alain Blum
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