Pierre CaronPierre Caron (19 June 1875, Versailles – 19 January 1952, Paris) was a French historian and archivist, specialising in the French Revolution. Entering the Archives nationales in 1898 and setting up the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine soo afterwards, he published several bibliographic works. He headed the Archives from 1937 to 1941, during which time (in 1939) he led the 150th anniversary celebrations of the French Revolution, During the Battle of France he remained in Paris with his administration to safeguard his collections. He retired in 1941 and after the Second World War he was made a member of the Comité d’histoire de l’Occupation et de la libération de la France (CHOLF), which in 1951 became the Comité d’histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Read More Read Less