Vincent Lemire

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Vincent Lemire
Born1973 (age 51–52)
Paris, France
Scientific career
Fields History, history of the Middle East, history of Jerusalem and its Moroccan Quarter, history of the French slums from the 1930s to the 1970s, History of photography
Institutions University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
Thesis La soif de Jérusalem  (2006)
Doctoral advisor Robert Ilbert

Vincent Lemire (born 1973) is a French historian living in Jerusalem, where he directs the French Research Center. [1]

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Biography

Vincent Lemire was born in 1973.

In 1998, he obtained the Agrégation for History.

He received his doctorate in 2006 for his work La Soif de Jerusalem (lit. "The Thirst of Jerusalem"), which was published as a book in 2011.

His book Jerusalem 1900, published in 2013, was translated into several languages. Lemire works as lecturer at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée and director of the European Open Jerusalem project, funded by the European Research Council. [1] [2]

Lemire's research topics are the history of the Middle East, in particular Jerusalem and its Moroccan Quarter, and the history of the French slums from the 1930s to the 1970s. He also deals with the history of photography. [3] [4]

With Katell Berthelot, Julien Loiseau, and Yann Potin, Lemire wrote Jérusalem, Histoire d'une ville-monde, des origines à nos jours (translated as Jerusalem: History of a Global City in English in 2022).

In 2022, Lemire wrote his first graphic novel Histoire de Jérusalem, with illustrations by Christophe Gaultier; in the book, an old olive tree narrates the history of Jerusalem from ancient times to the 21st century. An English version titled The History of Jerusalem: An Illustrated Story of 4,000 Years was released in 2025 by Abrams ComicArts. [5] The book, which has been a bestseller since its release, was criticised by the The Forward as "weaponized history", suffering from factual errors, and having a "antisemitic aroma". [6]

Awards

In 2013 Lemire was awarded the Prix Augustin Thierry for his book Jérusalem 1900. La ville sainte à l'âge des possibles. [7]

In 2017, Lemire, Berthelot, Loiseau, and Potin received the Prix Pierre Lafue and the Prix Sophie Barluet for their book Jerusalem: History of a Global City. [8] [9]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 Vincent Lemire, CV, publications in crfj.org. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ Vincent Lemire, Open Jerusalem in openjerusalem.org. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Vincent Lemire, Research area, publications in crfj.org. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ Vincent Lemire, CV, publications in acp.u-pem.fr. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Lemire, Vincent (May 20, 2025). "The History of Jerusalem: An Illustrated Story of 4,000 Years". Abrams ComicArts.
  6. ↑ Schwartz, Roy (2025-07-02). "This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses". The Forward. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  7. ↑ Les Rendez-vous de l’histoire, Prix Augustin Thierry, Lauréats 2009/2017 in rdv-histoire.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ le Prix Pierre Lafue in fondationpierrelafue.org. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ Prix Sophie Barluet in institutdiderot.fr. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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