Total Historian

Marc Bloch, a pioneering French historian born in 1886, became the first historian to be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris on June 23, 2026, a rare honor reserved for France's greatest citizens. Known for founding an influential historical research tradition, his expertise in medieval history, and his participation in the French Resistance before his execution by the Gestapo in 1944, Bloch has become a celebrated figure invoked across the political spectrum in contemporary France. A new intellectual biography by Peter Schöttler provides a comprehensive examination of Bloch's significant contributions to historical scholarship and his political legacy.