Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
	Carrère d'Encausse in 2013
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 1994–1999
Member of the Académie Française
	In office; 1990–2023
1999–2023	Perpetual Secretary
Personal details
Born	Hélène Zourabichvili; 6 July 1929; Paris, France
Died	5 August 2023 (aged 94); Paris, France
Political party	Rally for the Republic
Spouse	Louis Carrère (m. 1952)
Children	3, including Emmanuel and Marina
Parent	Georges Zourabichvili (father);
Relatives	Niko Nikoladze (great-grandfather); Nicolas Zourabichvili (brother); Salome Zourabichvili (cousin); François Zourabichvili (nephew);
Alma mater	Sciences Po; Sorbonne (doctorate);
Profession	Historian
Awards	Commander of the Order of the Arts and the Letters (1996); Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (1999); Lomonosov Gold Medal (2008); Order of Honour (2009); Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2011); Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2011); Princess of Asturias Award (2023);
Academic background
Doctoral advisor	Maxime Rodinson; Roger Portal;
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Modern history; Russian history;
Institutions	Sciences Po; Panthéon-Sorbonne University; College of Europe;
Notable works	Decline of an Empire: The Soviet Socialist Republics in Revolt; Russia Between Two Worlds;

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (French pronunciation: [elɛn kaʁɛːʁ dɑ̃kos]; née Zourabichvili; 6 July 1929 – 5 August 2023) was a French political historian who specialised in Russian history. From 1999 up until her death in 2023, she served as the Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française, to which she was first elected in 1990.

Carrère d'Encausse was a member of the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999, representing the Gaullist-conservative party RPR. She was awarded the Lomonosov Gold Medal and Grand Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 2008 and 2011, respectively. She was a cousin of Salome Zourabichvili, the current President of Georgia. In 2023 she was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award in Social Sciences.

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