François Hartog

François Hartog
François Hartog
Born1946 (age 7879)
France
OccupationHistorian
Known forRegime of historicity
Academic background
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
InfluencesJean-Pierre Vernant, Reinhart Koselleck
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineModern history, presentism
InstitutionsÉcole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
Main interestsAncient, modern historiography, temporality
Notable ideasRegime 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.