Curated category
Academic staff of the Collège de France
- Muzaffar AlamMuzaffar Alam was born on the 3rd of February 1947 in India. He began his academic journey at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.
- Eugène BurnoufEugène Burnouf entered the world on the 8th of April 1801 within the city of Paris. His father Jean-Louis Burnouf held a position as a professor and…
- Michel FoucaultPaul-Michel Foucault was born on the 15th of October 1926 in the city of Poitiers, west-central France. He entered a prosperous, socially conservative family…
- Claude Lévi-StraussClaude Lévi-Strauss was born on the 28th of November 1908 in Brussels. His parents were French Jews who had moved there for his father's work as a portrait…
- Yann LeCunYann André Le Cun was born on the 8th of July 1960 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, a suburb of Paris. His family name traces back to the old Breton form Le Cunff…
- Pierre GassendiPierre Gassendi arrived in the world on the 22nd of January 1592 within the quiet village of Champtercier. His father Antoine and mother Françoise Fabry…
- Georges DumézilGeorges Dumézil was born in Paris on the 4th of March 1898. His father Jean Dumézil served as a highly educated general in the French Army.
- Yves BonnefoyYves Jean Bonnefoy was born on the 24th of June 1923 in Tours, France. His father Marius Elie Bonnefoy worked as a railroad worker while his mother Hélène…
- Jean-Baptiste SayJean-Baptiste Say entered the world on the 5th of January 1767 in the city of Lyon. His father Jean-Etienne Say came from a Protestant family that had moved…
- Jules MicheletJules Michelet was born on the 21st of August 1798 in Paris. His father worked as a master printer, and young Jules often assisted him with his work.