Edgar Lejeune

Edgar Lejeune is a Lecturer at Paris Sciences et Lettres, where he has taught courses on Quantitative Methods for the Humanities since 2017. Concurrently, he has pursued doctoral research at University Paris 7 Diderot since 2016, focusing on the transformative role of computers in medieval historical scholarship.

• Education
  • Law and History, University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
  • Master's in History and Philosophy of Science, University Paris 7 Diderot

His research bridges linguistic analysis and historical methodology, examining early computer applications in medieval history across France, Germany, and Italy. He explores how computational tools redefined source analysis and scholarly practices, as evidenced by his presentations at institutions like Ecole Normale Supérieure and Oxford University.

His work intersects digital humanities, historical epistemology, and technological mediation in academic publishing, reflecting broader trends in the history of science and material culture. He has presented on topics ranging from data structuring in the Catasto florentin to the epistemological debates in the journal Le Médiéviste et l’Ordinateur (1975–1986).

• Selected Presentations
  • 2018: "Une étude assistée par ordinateur du Catasto florentin"
  • 2018: "Qu’est-ce que comptent les historiens?"
  • 2017: "Comment la linguistique peut-elle nous aider..."
  • 2017: "From Sources to Data"