Max Gallo

Max Gallo
Max Gallo (2009)
Born	(1932-01-07) 7 January 1932 (age 85) Nice, France
Occupation	Historian
Known for	Member of the Académie française

Max Gallo (French: [maks ɡaˈlo]; born in Nice on 7 January 1932) is a French writer, historian and politician.

The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On April 26, 2007, the Académie française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie française on 31 May 2007.