Madeleine Laurain-Portemer
| Madeleine Laurain-Portemer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 1917 Laval |
| Died | 15 August 1996 (aged 89) Saint-Brieuc |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Portemer (1911–1998) |
Madeleine Laurain-Portemer (7 June 1917 – 15 August 1996) was a 20th-century French historian, specializing in the history of Mazarin and his time, married to Jean Portemer (1911-1998).
An archivist palaeographer graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes, and the daughter of Ernest Laurain, Madeleine Laurain-Portemer was curator at the cabinet of manuscripts of the Bibliothèque nationale de France from 1941 to 1964 and master of research at the CNRS from 1970 to 1982. She was a specialist of Mazarin.
The Madeleine Laurain-Portemer prize of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques was established in 1998 by dean Jean Portemer, specializing in the history of Mazarin and his time. This annual award is intended to honor the author of a book on a subject devoted to the History of Modern Times (1492–1789).
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