hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈæɹɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈʌdid ˈeɪntʃənt, mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl, ænd mˈɑːdɚn hˈɪstɚɹi, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə ðə jˌuːˈɛs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
He attended the University of Paris, where he studied ancient, medieval, and modern history, before moving to the US in 1948.