Marc Bloch's Pantheon Transfer Amid Ginzburg's Death

On June 23, 2026, a solemn procession on rue Soufflot will carry empty coffins of historian Marc Bloch and his wife Simonne into the Panthéon in Paris, 82 years after Bloch's execution by the Gestapo in 1944. The event coincides with the recent death of Carlo Ginzburg, another historian known for using anomalies to study past and present. The announcement of Bloch's Pantheon entry has sparked controversy in France, though not over his stature. The author reflects on reviewing the latest Italian edition of Bloch's 'Apologia della storia,' edited by David Bidussa, amid these coincidences.