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Also Known As Georges Michel Claude Duby
Born October 7, 1919 • Paris • France
Died December 3, 1996 (aged 77) • near Aix-en-Provence • France
Notable Works “La Société aux XIe et XIIe siécles dans la région mâconnaise” • “The Three Orders: Feudal Society Imagined”
Subjects Of Study Middle Ages • Europe
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