- Robert Folz
Robert Folz (1910–1996) was a French
medievalist and specialist on theCarolingian era.Born in Metz, Folz spent his academic career at the
University of Burgundy inDijon . Professor of history from 1947, he headed theHistory department as Dean andProfessor Emeritus from 1968, and the faculty of Arts from 1978. From 1956 he was a member of the Academy of Science, Arts, and Belles-lettres of Dijon.His papers are held, as the "Fonds Robert Folz", by the University of Burgundy.
elect bibliography
* "Le souvenir et la légende de Charlemagne dans l'Empire germanique médiéval." (1950)
* "The concept of empire in Western Europe from the fifth to the fourteenth century." (1953, translation published 1969)
* "The coronation of Charlemagne. 25 December 800." (1964, translation published 1974)
* "Les saints rois du Moyen Âge en Occident, (VIe-XIIIe siècles)." (1984)
* "Les saintes reines du Moyen Âge en Occident (VIe-XIIIe siècles)." (1992)References
* Pierre Riché, "Dictionnaire des Francs: Les Carolingiens," s.v. "Folz (Robert)". Bartillat, 1997. ISBN 2-84-100125-3
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