Rémi Mathis

Rémi Mathis

Rémi Mathis, May 2012
Born (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982
Besançon
Occupation
Employer Bibliothèque nationale de France
Organization
Awards Wikipedian of the Year (2013)
Rémi Mathis' voice
recorded March 2013

Rémi Mathis FRSA, (born 20 November 1982) is a French historian, curator, and free-culture advocate.

Early life

Rémi Mathis graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in 2007. The following year he obtained his degree from the National School of Information Science and Libraries.

Career

Mathis was in charge of the library of humanities and social science at the Paris Descartes University from 2008 to 2010. Since 2010, he has been a curator for 17th century collections at the Department of Prints and Photographs of the National Library of France. He is the editor of the library's Nouvelles de l'estampe.[1] He is a member of the National Committee for French Engraving (French: Comité national de l'estampe).[2]

Mathis' research focuses on the 17th century, specifically Jansenism and diplomatic history. His dissertation, written under the supervision of Lucien Bély and Olivier Poncet, focuses on Simon Arnauld de Pomponne.[3] In 2012, he wrote a book about Pomponne and Robert Arnauld d'Andilly.[4] He has contributed to Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature.[5]

Free culture advocacy

Mathis is active in promoting the legalization of freedom of panorama in France.[6] He also advocates against the privatization of the digitization of public-domain works.[7] His work in the culture sector and free culture movement has earned him the nickname "Janus de la transmission," by Le Magazine littéraire.[8]

He serves as President of Wikimedia France.[1] In April 2013, the French interior intelligence agency Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur (DCRI) pressured Mathis into deleting the French language Wikipedia article about the Military radio station of Pierre-sur-Haute, under threat of detention and criminal charge.[9][10] Later, the article was restored by another Wikipedia contributor based in Switzerland.[11][12]

He was named Wikipedian of the Year by Jimmy Wales at Wikimania 2013.[13]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Mathis, Rémi (1982–....)" (in French). BnF.
  2. BNF, RA 2010 – Report Schedule 3 – Research, June 2011, ref. BnF-ADM-2011-042266-01
  3. School Library charters, 2007, No. 2, p. 701
  4. The Solitaire Minister: around the Arnauld correspondence Andilly Pomponne-Arnauld (1642–1673) , foreword by Olivier Poncet, Paris: Nolin (coll. "Universe Port Royal", 21), 2012, ( ISBN 9782910487409 )
  5. The "Worlds Apart": critical and symbolic representations of sidelining the xviith century , dir. R. Mathis, G. Louis, F. Chicken, Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature , 38, 73, 2010.
  6. Mathis, Rémi (27 September 2011) Rendre aux Français leur paysage architectural. Lemonde.fr. Retrieved on 9 April 2013.
  7. Rovere, Maxime Rémi Mathis – Le Président de Wikimédia France est un passeur de savoirs. madfor, p. 17
  8. Transmission, Wikipédia et estampes… Interview au Magazine littéraire « À la Toison d’or. Alatoisondor.wordpress.com, 2 April 2012.
  9. Willsher, Kim (7 April 2013). "French secret service accused of censorship over Wikipedia page". Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  10. Kleinz, Torsten (6 April 2013). "Französischer Geheimdienst verlangt Löschung eines Wikipedia-Artikels". Heise Online (in German). Heise. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  11. "French homeland intelligence threatens a volunteer sysop to delete a Wikipedia Article" (Press release). Wikimédia France. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  12. La DCRI accusée d'avoir illégalement forcé la suppression d'un article de WikipédiaLe Monde, 6 April 2013 (French)
  13. "Congratulations to @RemiMathis, honored by @jimmy_wales as Wikipedian of the Year at #Wikimania.". Wikimedia. Twitter. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

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