Fernand Beaucour

Fernand Beaucour , born in 1921 with Gueschart (Somme), dead the May 7th 2005 with Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine), is a historian, specialist in the history of the Empire and French revolution.

graduate Engineer of the Central School Paris (1946), Doctor in right and doctor of history, Fernand Beaucour created the Center of Napoleonean studies and the review Napoleonean Études publishing many new work on the Napoleonean history.

Fernand Emile Beaucour was professor of history at the university of State of Russia to Kaliningrad and at the university of State of Bielorussia to Minsk.
He was copresident of the Belorusse historical committee on Tadeusz Kosciusko. He contributed to research, in France and Bielorussia, relating to the Large army and the Campagne of Russia (1812). One owes him the monument set up in 1995 on banks of the Bérézina commemorating his crossing successful by the large army in retirement malgrès the opposition of the armies Russes.
It has work to clarify the circumstances and the reality of this battle. The last collective work that it directed in 2004, within the framework of the work of the Center of Napoleonean studies, concerns Napoleon precisely to the Bataille of Bérézina (26- November 29th, 1812).

He was president-founder of the Company of safeguard of the Château of Bridge-of-Bricks which he saved of the destruction and He made classify historic building this site, general headquarter of the emperor Napoleon i during the years of the Camp of Boulogne (1803-1805).

He was also member of board of directors of several companies of French history (Napoleon Institute, Association of Sabretache, Société of the friends of the museum of the Army, Société of the friends of Malmaison) and abroad ( Western Society for French History ).

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