Born May 10 1872, Épinal. Died February 11 1950.
Professional career
- 1895 : Agrégé in philosophy
- 1901 : Lecturer in the history of religions of uncivilized peoples at the École pratique des Hautes Études (Ve section)
- 1925-1929 General Secretary, then Professor and member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of Ethnology, University of Paris
- 1931-1942 : Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France
- 1938 : Chairman of the5th section of the École pratique des Hautes Études
- 1940 : Resigned and retired under anti-Semitic legislation
Awards and honors
- Officer of the Légion d'honneur
- Croix de guerre (1914-1918)