Marie-Thérèse d'Alverny
# Marie-Thérèse d'Alverny

Marie-Thérèse d'Alverny (25 January 1903 – 26 April 1991) was a French librarian and historian.

## Biography

After studies at the École nationale des chartes and the École pratique des hautes études, d'Alverny joined the staff of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in 1947. From 1957 she taught at the Centre d'études supérieures de civilisation médiévale in Poitiers. In 1962 she was appointed to the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. She was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1974 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1976. In 1989, she received an honorary doctorate from the Jagiellonian University. For additional honours, d'Alverny joined the International Academy of the History of Science in 1960 before becoming a full member in 1965. In 1966, d'Alverny was named a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.

