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*Professor Emeritus at the [[Paris Institute of Political Studies]]|nationality=[[French]]|known_for=Author of the biographies of [[Napoleon III]], [[Garibaldi]], and [[Mussolini]]}}


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'''Pierre Milza''' (born on April 16, 1932 in Paris; died on February 28, 2018 in Saint-Malo) is a French historian. His many works focus mainly on the history of Italy, the history of Italian immigration to France and the history of fascism, of which he is one of the recognized specialists.
| name = Pierre Milza
| birth_date = 16 April 1932
| birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
| death_date = 28 February 2018
| death_place = [[Saint-Malo]], [[France]]
| occupation = *French Historian<br/>*Professor Emeritus at the [[Paris Institute of Political Studies]]
| nationality = [[French people|French]]
| known_for = Author of the biographies of [[Napoleon III]], [[Garibaldi]], and [[Mussolini]]
}}

'''Pierre Milza''' ({{IPA|fr|pjɛʁ milza}}; 16 April 1932{{spaced en dash}}28 February 2018) was a French historian. His work focused mainly on the history of [[Italy]], the history of Italian immigration to France and the history of [[fascism]], of which he was a recognized specialist.


He is professor emeritus at the [[Paris Institute of Political Studies]], where he taught contemporary history for years.
He was professor emeritus at the [[Paris Institute of Political Studies]] (Sciences Po), where he taught contemporary history. He also taught for a year at the [[Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies]] in Geneva.


Pierre Milza is notably the author of ''Voyage en Ritalie'', the History of Italy, as well as the biographies of [[Mussolini]], [[Napoleon III]], and [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|Garibaldi]].
Pierre Milza is notably the author of ''Voyage en Italie'', or "History of Italy", as well as of biographies of [[Mussolini]], [[Napoleon III]] and [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|Garibaldi]].


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Milza was a second-generation Italian immigrant, born in [[Paris|Paris, France]] to Italian parents. His father, Olivier Milza was born near Parma, [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.persee.fr/doc/remi_0765-0752_1993_num_9_3_1382_t1_0266_0000_2|title=Pierre Milza Voyage en Italie|last1=Schor|first1=Ralph|accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lhistoire.fr/pierre-milza-un-italien-%C3%A0-paris|title=Pierre Milza, un Italien à Paris|website=www.lhistoire.fr|language=fr|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> His status as an immigrant motivated his studies in Italian history and Italian-French immigration. Milza first visited Italy at the age of 16, and very quickly learn Italian language and began to study history.
Milza was a second-generation Italian immigrant, born in [[Paris|Paris, France]] to Italian parents. His father, Olivier Milza, was born near Parma in [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.persee.fr/doc/remi_0765-0752_1993_num_9_3_1382_t1_0266_0000_2 |title=Pierre Milza Voyage en Italie |language=fr |trans-title=Pierre Milza Travel to Italy |author-last1=Schor |author-first1=Ralph |accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lhistoire.fr/pierre-milza-un-italien-%C3%A0-paris |title=Pierre Milza, un Italien à Paris |trans-title=Pierre Milza, an Italian in Paris |website=www.lhistoire.fr |language=fr |access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> His status as an immigrant motivated his studies in Italian history and Italian-French immigration. Milza first visited Italy at 16, learned Italian and began to study history.


== Distinctions ==
== Distinctions ==
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* 1994: Grand Officer of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]
* 1994: Grand Officer of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]
* 2008: Commander of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]]
* 2008: Commander of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]]
* 2013: Commander of the [[National Order of the Legion of Honour]] (named Officer in 2000)
* 2013: Commander of the [[National Order of the Legion of Honour]] (named Officer in 2000)<ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |date=14 July 2013 |title=Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion |language=fr |trans-title=Decree of 12 July 2013 on the promotion |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027697948 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website= |publisher=[[Légifrance]]}}</ref>
Milza was a member of the [[François Mitterrand]] Institute.
Milza was a member of the [[François Mitterrand]] Institute.


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
Throughout his career, Milza wrote many books about fascism and the history of Italy. In addition to these publications, Milza devoted time to writing biographies for different historical figures including [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]], [[Voltaire]], [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|Garibaldi]], and [[Napoleon III]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/debats/2018/02/28/pierre-milza-une-histoire-qui-a-marque-plusieurs-generations_1632954|title=Pierre Milza, une histoire qui a marqué plusieurs générations|work=Libération.fr|access-date=2018-03-07|language=fr}}</ref>
Throughout his career, Milza wrote many books about fascism and the history of Italy. In addition to these publications, Milza devoted time to writing biographies for different figures including [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]], [[Voltaire]], [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|Garibaldi]] and [[Napoleon III]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/debats/2018/02/28/pierre-milza-une-histoire-qui-a-marque-plusieurs-generations_1632954 |title=Pierre Milza, une histoire qui a marqué plusieurs générations |trans-title=Pierre Milza, a story that has marked several generations |work=Libération.fr |access-date=7 March 2018 |language=fr}}</ref>


=== Independently ===
=== Independently ===
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{{Columns
| col1 = * ''De Versailles à Berlin (1919–1945)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.armand-colin.com/de-versailles-berlin-1919-1945-9782200016838|title=De Versailles à Berlin (1919-1945)|website=Armand Colin|language=fr|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>
* {{lang|fr|De Versailles à Berlin (1919–1945)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armand-colin.com/de-versailles-berlin-1919-1945-9782200016838 |title=De Versailles à Berlin (1919-1945) |trans-title=From Versailles to Berlin (1919-1945) |website=Armand Colin |language=fr |access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref>
* ''Fascisme français: passé et présent''
* {{lang|fr|Fascisme français: passé et présent}}
* ''Les Fascismes''
* {{lang|fr|Les Fascismes}}
* ''Les relations internationales''
* {{lang|fr|Les relations internationales}}
** Volume I: De 1945 à 1973
** Volume I: De 1945 à 1973
** Volume II: De 1871 à 1914
** Volume II: De 1871 à 1914
* ''Conversations Hitler-Mussolini''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2013/02/13/03005-20130213ARTFIG00604-hitler-et-mussolini-leurs-conversations-vues-par-milza.php|title=Hitler et Mussolini : leurs conversations vues par Milza|date=2013-02-13|work=FIGARO|access-date=2018-03-07|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
* ''Conversations Hitler-Mussolini''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2013/02/13/03005-20130213ARTFIG00604-hitler-et-mussolini-leurs-conversations-vues-par-milza.php |title=Hitler et Mussolini: leurs conversations vues par Milza |trans-title=Hitler and Mussolini: their conversations seen by Milza |date=13 February 2013 |work=FIGARO |access-date=7 March 2018 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
* ''L’Italie fasciste devant l’opinion française''
* {{lang|fr|L’Italie fasciste devant l’opinion française}}
* ''Français et Italiens à la fin du <abbr>xix<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle'' (2 volumes)
* {{lang|fr|Français et Italiens à la fin du <abbr>xix<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle}} (2 volumes)
* ''Le Nouveau Désordre mondial''
* {{lang|fr|Le Nouveau Désordre mondial}}
* ''Voyage en Ritalie''
* {{lang|fr|Voyage en Ritalie}}
* ''Les Relations internationales de 1918 à 1939''
* {{lang|fr|Les Relations internationales de 1918 à 1939}}
* ''Sources de la France au <abbr>xx<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle''
* {{lang|fr|Sources de la France au <abbr>xx<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle}}
| col2 = * ''Mussolini''
* ''Mussolini''
* ''Verdi et son temps''
* {{lang|fr|Verdi et son temps}}
* ''L'Europe en chemise noire''
* {{lang|fr|L'Europe en chemise noire}}
* ''Napoléon III''
* {{lang|fr|Napoléon III}}
* ''Histoire de l’Italie des origines à nos jours''
* {{lang|fr|Histoire de l’Italie des origines à nos jours}}
* ''Voltaire''
* ''Voltaire''
* ''L'Année terrible''
* {{lang|fr|L'Année terrible}}
** Volume I: ''La Guerre franco-prussienne, septembre 1870 - mars 1871''
** Volume I: {{lang|fr|La Guerre franco-prussienne, septembre 1870 - mars 1871}}
** Volume II: ''La Commune''
** Volume II: {{lang|fr|La Commune}}
* ''Les Relations internationales de 1871 à 1914''
* {{lang|fr|Les Relations internationales de 1871 à 1914}}
* ''Les Derniers Jours de Mussolini''
* {{lang|fr|Les Derniers Jours de Mussolini}}
* ''Garibaldi''
* ''Garibaldi''
* ''Pie XII''
* {{lang|fr|Pie XII}}
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=== With Serge Berstein: ===
=== With Serge Berstein ===
Milza collaborated with his friend, colleague and fellow historian [[Serge Berstein]] to produce a number of different academic works and textbooks<ref name=":0" />.
Milza collaborated with fellow historian [[Serge Berstein]] to produce academic works and textbooks.<ref name=":0" />
* ''Le Fascisme italien, 1919-1945''
* {{lang|fr|Le Fascisme italien, 1919-1945}}
* ''Histoire de la France au XXe siècle''
* {{lang|fr|Histoire de la France au XXe siècle}}
* ''Histoire, les civilisations''
* {{lang|fr|Histoire, les civilisations}}
* ''L' Italia contemporaine, du Risorgimento à la chute du fascisme''
* {{lang|fr|L' Italia contemporaine, du Risorgimento à la chute du fascisme}}
* ''L’Allemagne de 1870 à nos jours''
* {{lang|fr|L’Allemagne de 1870 à nos jours}}
* ''Axes et méthodes de l’histoire politique''
* {{lang|fr|Axes et méthodes de l’histoire politique}}
* ''L’Italie fasciste''
* {{lang|fr|L’Italie fasciste}}
* ''Histoire de la France au <abbr>xx<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle'' (5 volume series)
* {{lang|fr|Histoire de la France au <abbr>xx<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle}}(5 volume series)
* ''L’Italie contemporaine. Des nationalistes aux Européens''
* {{lang|fr|L’Italie contemporaine. Des nationalistes aux Européens}}
* ''L’Allemagne 1870-1991''
* {{lang|fr|L’Allemagne 1870-1991}}
* ''Axes et méthodes de l’histoire politique''
* {{lang|fr|Axes et méthodes de l’histoire politique}}
* ''Histoire de l’Europe contemporaine''
* {{lang|fr|Histoire de l’Europe contemporaine}}
* ''Dictionnaire historique des fascismes et du nazisme''
* {{lang|fr|Dictionnaire historique des fascismes et du nazisme}}


=== Other collaborations: ===
=== Other collaborations ===
* ''L'Immigration en France au 20e siècle'' (with Marianne Amar)
* {{lang|fr|L'Immigration en France au 20e siècle}} (with Marianne Amar)
* ''Le Nogent des Italiens'' (with Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaléard)
* {{lang|fr|Le Nogent des Italiens}} (with Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaléard)
* ''Le Fascisme au <abbr>xx<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle'' (with Marianne Benteli)
* {{lang|fr|Le Fascisme au <abbr>xx<sup>e</sup></abbr> siècle}} (with Marianne Benteli)
* ''Le Paris des étrangers depuis 1945'' (with Antoine Marès)
* {{lang|fr|Le Paris des étrangers depuis 1945}} (with Antoine Marès)


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{fr}} http://www.denistouret.net/textes/Milza.html
* {{cite web|url=http://www.denistouret.net/textes/Milza.html |title=Pierre Milza |author-last=Touret |author-first=Denis |website=www.denistouret.net |access-date=13 May 2018 |language=fr}}


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Pierre Milza
Born16 April 1932
Died28 February 2018
NationalityFrench
Occupations
Known forAuthor of the biographies of Napoleon III, Garibaldi, and Mussolini

Pierre Milza (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ milza]; 16 April 1932 – 28 February 2018) was a French historian. His work focused mainly on the history of Italy, the history of Italian immigration to France and the history of fascism, of which he was a recognized specialist.

He was professor emeritus at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), where he taught contemporary history. He also taught for a year at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

Pierre Milza is notably the author of Voyage en Italie, or "History of Italy", as well as of biographies of Mussolini, Napoleon III and Garibaldi.

Early life

Milza was a second-generation Italian immigrant, born in Paris, France to Italian parents. His father, Olivier Milza, was born near Parma in Italy.[1][2] His status as an immigrant motivated his studies in Italian history and Italian-French immigration. Milza first visited Italy at 16, learned Italian and began to study history.

Distinctions

Milza was a member of the François Mitterrand Institute.

Publications

Throughout his career, Milza wrote many books about fascism and the history of Italy. In addition to these publications, Milza devoted time to writing biographies for different figures including Mussolini, Voltaire, Garibaldi and Napoleon III.[4]

Independently

  • De Versailles à Berlin (1919–1945)[5]
  • Fascisme français: passé et présent
  • Les Fascismes
  • Les relations internationales
    • Volume I: De 1945 à 1973
    • Volume II: De 1871 à 1914
  • Conversations Hitler-Mussolini[6]
  • L’Italie fasciste devant l’opinion française
  • Français et Italiens à la fin du xixe siècle (2 volumes)
  • Le Nouveau Désordre mondial
  • Voyage en Ritalie
  • Les Relations internationales de 1918 à 1939
  • Sources de la France au xxe siècle
  • Mussolini
  • Verdi et son temps
  • L'Europe en chemise noire
  • Napoléon III
  • Histoire de l’Italie des origines à nos jours
  • Voltaire
  • L'Année terrible
    • Volume I: La Guerre franco-prussienne, septembre 1870 - mars 1871
    • Volume II: La Commune
  • Les Relations internationales de 1871 à 1914
  • Les Derniers Jours de Mussolini
  • Garibaldi
  • Pie XII

With Serge Berstein

Milza collaborated with fellow historian Serge Berstein to produce academic works and textbooks.[4]

  • Le Fascisme italien, 1919-1945
  • Histoire de la France au XXe siècle
  • Histoire, les civilisations
  • L' Italia contemporaine, du Risorgimento à la chute du fascisme
  • L’Allemagne de 1870 à nos jours
  • Axes et méthodes de l’histoire politique
  • L’Italie fasciste
  • Histoire de la France au xxe siècle(5 volume series)
  • L’Italie contemporaine. Des nationalistes aux Européens
  • L’Allemagne 1870-1991
  • Axes et méthodes de l’histoire politique
  • Histoire de l’Europe contemporaine
  • Dictionnaire historique des fascismes et du nazisme

Other collaborations

  • L'Immigration en France au 20e siècle (with Marianne Amar)
  • Le Nogent des Italiens (with Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaléard)
  • Le Fascisme au xxe siècle (with Marianne Benteli)
  • Le Paris des étrangers depuis 1945 (with Antoine Marès)

References

  1. ^ Schor, Ralph. "Pierre Milza Voyage en Italie" [Pierre Milza Travel to Italy] (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Pierre Milza, un Italien à Paris" [Pierre Milza, an Italian in Paris]. www.lhistoire.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion" [Decree of 12 July 2013 on the promotion] (in French). Légifrance. 14 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Pierre Milza, une histoire qui a marqué plusieurs générations" [Pierre Milza, a story that has marked several generations]. Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "De Versailles à Berlin (1919-1945)" [From Versailles to Berlin (1919-1945)]. Armand Colin (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Hitler et Mussolini: leurs conversations vues par Milza" [Hitler and Mussolini: their conversations seen by Milza]. FIGARO (in French). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  • Touret, Denis. "Pierre Milza". www.denistouret.net (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2018.