Marcel Giraud

Marcel Giraud was a French historian and academic born in Nice on April 7, 1900, who served as Professor at the Collège de France from 1947 to 1971 in the chair of History of the civilization of North America. He was a Doctor of State in Modern History and was awarded the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1972. He passed away on February 8, 1994.