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List Of Members Of The Académie Française
This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy) by seat number. The primary professions of the academicians are noted. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life. Some, however, were "excluded" during the reorganisations of 1803 and 1816 and at other times. List of current members Seat 1 # Pierre Séguier, 1635–1643, politician and magistrate # Claude Bazin de Bezons, 1643–1684, lawyer # Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, 1684–1711, poet # Jean d'Estrées, 1711–1718, ecclesiastic and politician # Marc-René d'Argenson, 1718–1721, politician # Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy, 1721–1753, ecclesiastic # Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 1753–1788, essayist # Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, 1788–1794, medical doctor # François-Urbain Domergue, 1803–1810, grammarian # Ange-François Fariau, 1810, poet and translator # François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison, 1811–1834 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and Skills, skill, north of Ancient Athens, Athens, Greece. The Royal Spanish Academy defines academy as scientific, literary or artistic society established with public authority and as a teaching establishment, public or private, of a professional, artistic, technical or simply practical nature. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the Gymnasium (ancient Greece), gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive Grove (nature), grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphaël Gaillard
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Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf (; ; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese people in France, Lebanese-born French"Amin Maalouf" , Modern Arab writers. author who has lived in France since 1976."About the author" with Amin Maalouf. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages. Of his several works of nonfiction, ''The Crusades Through Arab Eyes'' is probably the best known. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel ''The Rock of Tanios'', as well as the 2010 Princess of Asturias Awards, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He is a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Christophe Rufin
Jean-Christophe Rufin (; born 28 June 1952) is a French doctor, diplomat, historian, globetrotter and novelist. He is the president of Action Against Hunger, one of the earliest members of Médecins Sans Frontières, and a member of the Académie française. Private and public life Early life Rufin was born in Bourges, Cher in 1952. An only child, he was raised by his grandparents as his father had left the family and his mother worked in Paris. His grandfather, a doctor and member of the French Resistance during World War II had been imprisoned for two years at Buchenwald. In 1977, after medical school, Rufin went to Tunisia as a volunteer doctor. He led his first humanitarian mission in Eritrea, where he met Azeb, who became his second wife. he married Ingrid Glowacki at the Embassy of France in Tirana, Albania on 25 April 2025. Career Diplomacy Rufin held a number of diplomatic posts. In 1989 he was cultural attaché in Brazil, and in 1993 he became a special adviser in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Nora
Pierre Charles Nora (; 17 November 1931 – 2 June 2025) was a French historian elected to the Académie Française on 7 June 2001. As editor at Éditions Gallimard, he established the ''Library of Social Sciences'' in 1966 and the ''Library of Histories'' in 1970. He was director of studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences from 1977 for four decades. Nora is known for having directed , four volumes focused on places and objects of remembrance which incarnate the national memory of the French, writing a new history (). Early life and education Nora was born in Paris on 17 November 1931, the youngest son of four children – the others were Simon, Jean and Jacqueline – born to Gaston Nora, a prominent Parisian urologist, and his wife, Julie Lehman. During the war, he became acquainted with intellectuals Jean Prévost and Jean Beaufret, who was to become a major figure in the introduction of Heidegger's philosophy to France. In the 1950s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Rouart
Jean-Marie Rouart (born 8 April 1943 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French novelist, essayist and journalist. He was elected to the Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ... on 18 December 1997. Bibliography *1974 : ''La Fuite en Pologne'' (Grasset) *1975 : ''La Blessure de Georges Aslo'' (Grasset) *1977 : ''Les Feux du pouvoir'' - Prix Interallié (Grasset) *1980 : ''Le Mythomane'' (Grasset) *1983 : ''Avant-guerre'' - Prix Renaudot (Grasset ) *1985 : ''Ils ont choisi la nuit'' - Prix de l'Essai de l'Académie française (Grasset ) *1987 : ''Le Cavalier blessé'' (Grasset ) *1989 : ''La Femme de proie'' (Grasset) *1990 : ''Le Voleur de jeunesse'' (Grasset) *1993 : ''Le Goût du malheur'' (Gallimard) *1994 : ''Omar, la construction d’un coupab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Fernandez
Dominique Fernandez (born 25 August 1929) is a French writer of novels, essays and travel books. Much of his writing explores homosexual experience and creativity. In 1982 he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel about Pier Paolo Pasolini; and in 2007 he was elected a member of the Académie Française. Biography Fernandez was born in France on 25 August 1929, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, near Paris. He is the son of Ramón Fernández, a literary critic whose reputation was tarnished when he served during World War II on the executive committee of the Parti Populaire Français, collaborating with France's Nazi occupiers. He died in 1944. Dominique Fernandez's inaugural speech in the Academy in 2007 was a defence of his father. Fernandez was educated at the École Normale Supérieure. He gained a doctorate in Italian literature. In 1957 and 1958 he taught in Naples at the French Institute. Fernandez's literary career began in 1958 with a study of the modern Italian no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Sureau
François Sureau (; born 19 September 1957) is a French writer, lawyer and technocrat. He was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and educated at the École nationale d'administration (ENA). He is a co-founder and co-director of the French Review of Economics. He is also the founding president of the Association Pierre Claver which assists refugees and displaced persons who have arrived in France. He is also a member of the editorial board of the journal Commentary. Sureau has won a number of prizes for his literary works. These include ''La Corruption du siècle'', winner of the Prix Colette in 1988; ''L'Infortune'', winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1990; ''Le Sphinx de Darwin'', winner of the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle in 1997; and ''Les Alexandrins'' which won the Prix Méditerranée in 2003. On 15 October 2020, he was elected as a member of the Académie Française (seat 24). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Rosenberg
Pierre Max Rosenberg (born 13 April 1936) is a French art historian, curator, and professor. Rosenberg is the honorary president and director of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, and since 1995, he has held the 23rd seat of the Académie Française. He was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge in 1987. Early life Born into a Jewish family in Paris, Rosenberg grew up in Lot-et-Garonne and Gironde in southwestern France. He attended secondary education at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris. He continued on to the École du Louvre, where he earned a law degree. In 1961, he was awarded the Henri Focillon Fellowship to study for one year at Yale University. Career In 1962, Rosenberg joined the Department of Paintings at the Musée du Louvre as an assistant curator. In 1977, he was invited to study at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1987, he became Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge. After his promotion to curato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René De Obaldia
René de Obaldia (22 October 1918 – 27 January 2022) was a French playwright and poet. He was elected to the Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ... on 24 June 1999. Biography He was the great-grandson of José Domingo de Obaldía, the second President of Panama. He grew up in Paris, studying at the Lycée Condorcet before being mobilised for the army in 1940. Taken prisoner, he was sent to Stalag VIII-C (in Sagan). He was then sent to the in on 26 June 1940, then to a commando at Auras an der Oder to clear a forest. Even in the worst moments of this ordeal, he kept his special sense of humour. He was repatriated in 1944. He began his career in 1960, thanks to Jacques Vilar, who presented his first major play, "Génousie," at the Théâtre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Finkielkraut
Alain Luc Finkielkraut (; ; born 30 June 1949) is a French essayist, radio producer, and public intellectual. Since 1986, he has been the host of ''Répliques'', a talk show broadcast weekly on France Culture. He was elected a Fellow of the Académie Française in 2014. Life and career Finkielkraut is the son of a Polish Jewish manufacturer of fine leather goods who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. Finkielkraut studied modern literature at the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud. He joined the Department of French Literature in the University of California, Berkeley as an assistant professor in 1976 and the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the École Polytechnique as a professor in 1989. At the end of the 1990s, Finkielkraut founded with Benny Lévy and Bernard-Henri Lévy an at Jerusalem. In 2010, he was involved in founding JCall, a left-wing advocacy group based in Europe to lobby the European Parliament on foreign policy issues concernin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Rinaldi
Angelo Rinaldi (17 June 1939 – 7 May 2025) was a French writer and literary critic. Biography Rinaldi was the son of Pierre-François Rinaldi and Antoinette Pietri; after growing up in Corsica he became a journalist. He initially worked as a reporter and court correspondent for the newspapers ''Nice-Matin'' and ''Paris-Jour'' and soon acquired a reputation as a writer and a sharp-penned literary critic. As a critic, he worked for ''L'Express'', '' Le Point'' and '' Le Nouvel Observateur'' before becoming literary editor of ''Le Figaro'', which he remained until his retirement. Rinaldi was Corsican, and his books often contain detailed observations of Corsica and of the town of Bastia where he grew up. He received the Prix Pierre de Monaco for his body of work. He was elected to Seat 20 of the Académie Française on 21 June 2001, succeeding José Cabanis. In 2011, Rinaldi resigned as president of the association after they awarded the Prix Richelieu to the right-wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
