Yves Ternon facts for kids
Yves Ternon is a French doctor and a historian who writes books about important historical events. He was born in 1932 in Saint-Mandé, France.
He is a professor who teaches about the history of medicine at the University Paris IV Sorbonne. He is also an active member of an organization called Doctors Without Borders, which provides medical help to people in need around the world.
His Work as a Historian
Yves Ternon is well-known for his research and books about difficult parts of history. He has studied events like the Jewish Holocaust and the Armenian genocide. These were terrible times when many people suffered greatly. As a historian, he helps us understand what happened and why, so we can learn from the past.
Books He Wrote
Yves Ternon has written many books, often with other authors. Here are some of his works:
- Histoire de la médecine SS (with Socrate Helman), Paris, Casterman, 1969
- Les Arméniens. Histoire d'un génocide, Paris, Seuil, 1977 and 1996
- La Cause Arménienne, Paris, Seuil, 1983
- 1917-1921, Makhno, Brussels, Complexe, 1987
- Enquête sur la négation d'un génocide, Marseilles, Parenthèses, 1989
- Raspoutine, une tragédie russe, Brussels, Complexe, 1991 and Brussels, André Versaille, 2011
- Du négationnisme. Mémoire et tabou, Paris, Desclée de Brouwer, 1999
- Empire ottoman. Le déclin, la chute, l’effacement, Paris, Éditions du Félin et Éditions Michel de Maule, 2002
- 1915, le génocide des Arméniens (with Gérard Chaliand), Brusells, Complexe, 2006 (5e édition revue et augmentée)
- Éclats de Voix. Recueils de textes 1974-2005, Paris, Éditions du félin (Poche), 2006
- Guerres et génocides au XXe siècle, Paris, Odile Jacob, 2007
- 7, rue de Chelles - Pour ce que nous avons tous été enfants..., Paris, Éditions du félin, 2009
