Patrick Boucheron

Patrick Boucheron is a renowned French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale supérieure and the University of Paris, and is currently a professor of history at the Collège de France. He is the author of twelve books, including Trace and Aura: The Recurring Lives of St. Ambrose of Milan (Other Press, 2022) and Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear (Other Press, 2020), and the editor of five, including France in the World (Other Press, 2019), which became a bestseller in France.