Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
French historian
Died when: 94 years 126 days (1132 months)Star Sign: Cancer

Emmanuel Bernard Le Roy Ladurie (French pronunciation: ?[?man??l b??na? l? ?wa lady?i], born 19 July 1929) is a French historian whose work is mainly focused upon Languedoc in the Ancien Régime, particularly the history of the peasantry.
One of the leading historians of France, Le Roy Ladurie has been called the "standard-bearer" of the third generation of the Annales school and the "rock star of the medievalists", noted for his work in social history.
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