Xavier de Montclos

Xavier de Montclos (30 August 1924 – 21 September 2018) was a 20th–21st-century French historian, a specialist of the history of religions and particularly Christianity.

In 1966, he supported a complementary thesis on Le toast d'Alger, documents, 1890-1891.

[2] With Jean-Marie Mayeur [fr] and Yves-Marie Hilaire [fr], he directed the publication of the Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine.

He also collaborated to the making of the Encyclopædia Universalis by writing two articles about Charles Martial Lavigerie and the Ralliement [fr].

[2] In 1967, Xavier de Montclos was awarded the Prix Broquette-Gonin in literature for his Le Toast d’Alger (1890-1891).