François Hartog
François Hartog | |
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François Hartog | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) France |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | Regime of historicity |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Influences | Jean-Pierre Vernant, Reinhart Koselleck |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Modern history, presentism |
| Institutions | École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) |
| Main interests | Ancient, modern historiography, temporality |
| Notable ideas | Regime of historicity, presentism |
François Hartog (born in 1946) is a French historian. He is noted for his "regimes of historicity" theory as well as his analyses of presentism and the contemporary experience of time. Hartog is also an academic and author of several works including The Mirror of Herodotus: The Representation of the Other in the Writing of History.