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Claude Cahen

French Marxist Orientalist and historian (1909–1991)
Person human Q2281554

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
February 26, 1909
Date of death
November 18, 1991
Place of birth
6th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death
Savigny-sur-Orge
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
medievalist, historian, translator, university teacher, orientalist
Employer
University of Michigan, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Université de Strasbourg. Faculté des lettres[13][14][15]
Educated at
École Normale Supérieure, Faculty of Arts of Paris, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[16][17][18]
Member of political party
French Communist Party[26]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[19]
Child
Michel Cahen[11]
Doctoral student
Hichem Djaït, Joseph Sadan, Jean-Claude Garcin, Lucie Bolens, Rachel Arié, Jacqueline Chabbi, Louis Bazin, Gérard Dédéyan, Refet Yinanç, Thierry Bianquis, Irène Mélikoff[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, Arabic[43][44]
Academic degree
doctorate[38]
Assessment
agrégation of history[47]
Birth name
Claude Louis Alfred Cahen[45]
Family name
Cahen[39]
Given name
Claude, Louis, Alfred[40][41][42]
Member of
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Société Asiatique, American Philosophical Society, Association des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues Orientales, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[20][21][22][23][24]
Name in native language
Claude Cahen[46]
P14688
40116
Place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Claude Louis Alfred Cahen en Claude Cahen ar كلود كاهن ar كلود كاهين ar Claude Cahen ar كلاود كاهين de Claude-Louis-Alfred Cahen el Κλοντ Καέν es Claude-Louis-Alfred Cahen fa کلود کائن fa کلود کاهن fr Claude Louis Alfred Cahen he קלוד כאהן ja クロード・カーアン ja クロード・カーエン ru Каэн Клод ru Клод Каэн
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000121400132
VIAF cluster ID
76312937
Library of Congress authority ID
n50032833
GND ID
12238704X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Claude Cahen et son épouse en 1989.jpg ↗
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
374-cahen-claude
American Academy in Rome ID
12410763
BHCL UUID
54db0946-3aea-49fb-aed0-00f28e1cbc17
Babelio author ID
47897
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118947771
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
cahen-claude
CTHS person ID
105329
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791671836800
DBA ID
cahen-claude
DDB person (GND) ID
12238704X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12238704X
Dialnet author ID
1813992
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
23610
EBAF authority ID
14569
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
453
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
P_mvUuUju6A_
FranceArchives agent ID
291571907
Freebase ID
/m/04hrkc
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2054908
IdRef ID
026761890
IxTheo authority ID
081914067
KBR person ID
14501459
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12238704X
Kallías ID
PE00399095
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01236/eu_c_0067/c0067
Maitron ID
cahen-claude
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0242666X
NL CR AUT ID
jn20030827045
NUKAT ID
n99705557
National Library of Greece ID
167924
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000027461
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259332105171
National Library of Portugal ID
261305
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1164871
National Virtual Library of India ID
397571
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070885079
OpenMLOL author ID
62680
Parsifal cluster ID
221592
Persée author ID
255990
Prabook ID
2513031
RHE doctor ID
400
SBN author ID
RAVV004575
SHARE Catalogue author ID
137530
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
cahen-claude
Treccani ID
claude-cahen
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
44619
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/177038
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKH7VhQFR7YCqWCjb8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/a2bd02cb-fe05-4242-bd7f-3952c3eb2824

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🔗 Connections
Doctoral students 7
Hichem Djaït, Thierry Bianquis, Gérard Dédéyan, Gérard Dédéyan, Louis Bazin, Rachel Arié, Jacqueline Chabbi
Doctoral student 6
Hichem Djaït, Thierry Bianquis, Gérard Dédéyan, Louis Bazin, Rachel Arié, Jacqueline Chabbi
Occupation 5
historian, translator, university teacher, orientalist, medievalist
Member of 4
American Philosophical Society, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Société Asiatique
Given name 3
Alfred, Louis, Claude
Employer 2
University of Michigan, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
French, Arabic
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Award received 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Chaired by 1
Société Asiatique
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
École Normale Supérieure
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
French Communist Party
Place of birth 1
6th arrondissement of Paris
Place of burial 1
Montparnasse Cemetery
Place of death 1
Savigny-sur-Orge
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Claude Cahen was born on February 26, 1909[1], in 6th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He died on November 18, 1991[3], in Savigny-sur-Orge[4]. He worked as a medievalist[5], historian[6], translator[7], university teacher[8], and orientalist[9].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Jacqueline Chabbi[48], a historian[49], b. 1943[50], of France[51], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[52], specialised in history of Islam[53]; Hichem Djaït[54], a historian[55], 1935–2021[56], of French protectorate of Tunisia[57], awarded the Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences[58]; Louis Bazin[59], a linguist[60], 1920–2011[61], of France[62], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[63], specialised in linguistics[64]; Gérard Dédéyan[65], an armenologist[66], b. 1942[67], of France[68], specialised in medieval history[69]; and Thierry Bianquis[70], a university teacher[71], 1935–2014[72], of France[73], specialised in oriental studies[74].

FAQs

Where was Claude Cahen born?

Claude Cahen was born in 6th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Claude Cahen die?

Claude Cahen died in Savigny-sur-Orge[4].

What did Claude Cahen do for work?

Claude Cahen worked as a medievalist[5], historian[6], translator[7], university teacher[8], and orientalist[9].

Where did Claude Cahen go to school?

Claude Cahen was educated at École Normale Supérieure[16], Faculty of Arts of Paris[17], and École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[18].

What awards did Claude Cahen receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[19].

Related Entities

France Savigny-sur-Orge

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  1. 4w ago · Yousiphh · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID → 374-cahen-claude
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → 6th arrondissement of Paris
    Assessment → agrégation of history
    Educated at → École Normale Supérieure, Faculty of Arts of Paris, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes
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