Bransbourg honored with the Ordre des Palmes académiques

ISAW Research Associate Gilles Bransbourg has been named a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques by decree of the French Prime Minister, on nomination by the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, and Research. According to the website of the American Society of the French Academic Palms, “The French Academic Palms recognizes those who have rendered eminent service to French education and have contributed actively to the prestige of French culture. For those who are named and promoted in the Order of the French Academic Palms (l’Ordre des Palmes académiques), this esteemed distinction acknowledges their merits, talents, and exemplary activities.” The order, created by Napoleon I, is the oldest non-military decoration in France.