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Ordre des Palmes académiques
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques avers
Insignia of Commandeur
Awarded by Flag of France France
Type Order of Merit with 3 degrees:
Commandeur
Officier
Chevalier
Awarded for Distinguished contributions to education or culture
Status Active
Statistics
Established Decoration: 1808
Order: 1955
Precedence
Next (higher) Resistance Medal
Next (lower) Order of Agricultural Merit

Palmes academiques Commandeur ribbon
Commandeur
Palmes academiques Officier ribbon
Officier

Palmes academiques Chevalier ribbon
Chevalier
Ribbon bars of the Order

The Ordre des Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms) is an Order of Chivalry of France for distinguished academics and figures in the world of culture and education. Originally a decoration founded by Emperor Napoléon to honour eminent members of the University of Paris, it was changed into its current form as an Order on 4 October 1955 by President René Coty.

The early Palmes académiques was instituted on 17 March 1808 and was bestowed only upon teachers or professors. In 1850 the decoration was divided into two known classes:[1]

  • Officier de l'Instruction Publique (Golden Palms)
  • Officier d'Académie (Silver Palms)

In 1866, the scope of the award was widened to include major contributions to French national education and culture made by anyone, including foreigners. It was also made available to any French expatriates making major contributions to the expansion of French culture throughout the rest of the world.

Since 1955 the Ordre des Palmes académiques has comprised three grades:

  • Commandeur (Commander) — medallion worn on necklet
  • Officier (Officer) — medallion worn on ribbon with rosette on left breast
  • Chevalier (Knight) — medallion worn on ribbon on left breast

Decisions on nominations and promotions are decided by the Minister of Education. For those not connected to state-sponsored public education, or the Ministry of National Education, these honours are announced on 1 January, New Year's Day. For all others, they are made on 14 July, which is Bastille Day.

Notable recipients[]

French Recipients[]

  • Monique Adolphe
  • Michel Alaux
  • Pierre Arpaillange
  • Henri Brocard
  • Henri Betti
  • Colette Caillat
  • Patrick Cousot
  • Émilie Desjeux
  • Louis Dewis
  • Claire Gibault
  • Hervé Laborne
  • Patrick Louis
  • Germain Marc'hadour
  • Subrata K. Mitra
  • Pierre Louis Rouillard
  • Roger Taillibert
  • Marie-Pier Ysser
  • Alexandre Bouzdine

Foreign Recipients[]

See the List of Foreign recipients of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.

  • Bruno Bernard, Belgian author dictionary French foreign languages
  • Francis L. Lawrence (1937–2013), classical drama and baroque poetry scholar, President of Rutgers University (1990–2002)[2]
  • Javad Tabatabai, Iranian philosopher[3]
  • Ahmad Kamyabi Mask, Iranian literature
  • Buddy Wentworth, Namibian politician, for his contributions to the Namibian independence struggle[4]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. Paul Hieronymussen, Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe in colour (2nd ed.), London: Blandford Press, 1970, p.162.
  2. Lawrence, Francis L. Leadership in Higher Education: Views from the Presidency (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 2006), 345.
  3. Javad Tatabai, Institut d'études avancées de Paris
  4. "Former deputy minister Wentworth dies". 5 June 2014. http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=13687&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1. 

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