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(French Historian Who Specialized in the Social and Economic History of the Middle Ages) Georges Duby was a distinguished French historian known for his specialization in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He was one of the leading medieval historians of the twentieth century and a respected public figure in France. In 2019, Duby's work was published in the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, a notable achievement for a historian. He held teaching positions at various universities in France and served as the Chair of the History of Medieval Society at the Collège de France until his retirement in 1991.