Jean Dumont (historian)


Jean Dumont was a French historian and publisher.

Career overview

Dumont graduated in history and philosophy at the University of Lyon and in law in Paris. His specialty was Church history; he also studied Spanish social and religious history of the 15th and 16th centuries. He worked as editor for several publishing companies such as Amiot-Dumont, Grasset, François Beauval, Club des Amis du Livre and Famot.

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