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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] |
René Berger By Erling Mandelmann - 2
René (''Born again (Christianity), born again'' or ''reborn'' in French language, French) is a common given name, first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988. Persons with the given name * Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |