Please answer the following question: Facts: - notes: director of the scientific council of the foundation for political innovation of -lrb- 2009 -- 2011 -rrb- the journal '' communisme '' , member - footnotes: director of the scientific council of the foundation for political innovation of -lrb- 2009 -- 2011 -rrb- the journal '' communisme '' , member - fields: historian , specialised publisher - awards: doctor of moldova '' honoris causa '' from the free university - birth date: 25 november 1947 - name: stephane courtois - nationality: france - birth place: dreux , eure-et-loir , france - occupation: director at the catholic institute of higher studies of research at cnrs , professor of history Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of stephane courtois .
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stephane courtois -lrb- born 25 november 1947 -rrb- is a french historian and university professor , a director of research at the french national centre for scientific research -lrb- cnrs -rrb- , professor at the catholic institute of higher studies -lrb- ices -rrb- in la roche-sur-yon , and director of a collection specialized in the history of communist movements and regimes .