Jean Dumont (historian)
Jean Dumont (10 October 1923, in Lyon – July 2001) was a French historian and publisher. Career overview. Dumont graduated in history and philosophy at the University of Lyon and in law in Paris. His specialty was Church history; he also studied Spanish social and religious history of the 15th and 16th centuries. He worked as editor for several publishing companies such as "Amiot-Dumont" (1947 – 1959), "Grasset", "François Beauval", "Club des Amis du Livre" and "Famot".