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Jacques-Édouard Berger
Jacques-Édouard Berger (24 May 1945 – 10 November 1993) was a Swiss Egyptologist. Biography Jacques-Édouard Berger was the son of the Swiss writer, philosopher, and art historian René Berger. He received a BA from the University of Lausanne in 1969 and obtained an additional degree in Egyptology at the University of Geneva in 1973. Work He held the positions of curator at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne and lecturer at the École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. He was a member of several international committees at the International Council of Museums and UNESCO. Jacques-Édouard Berger Foundation The Jacques-Édouard Berger Foundation was created by a small group of relatives and friends in 1994, shortly after Berger's death. Its aim is to edit his entire works through a website named for him. The collection contains are more than 100,000 images (mainly slides), as well as recordings of Berger's lectures. Since Berger's private collection has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Berger
René Berger (April 29, 1915, Brussels – January 29, 2009, Lausanne) was a Swiss writer, philosopher and a historian of art. Titles *"Docteur ès lettres" of the University of Paris (Sorbonne) *Honorary professor at the University of Lausanne and the École des Beaux-Arts. *Former Director-Curator of the Musée des Beaux-Arts. *Honorary President of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and the International Association for Video in the Arts and Culture (AIVAC). *Founder of the cultural movement Pour l'Art. *Originator-producer of the Colloquia of the International Video Festival of Locarno. *Consulting expert to UNESCO and the Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe .... *Member of the Kuratorium of the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |