The Administrator, the Faculty Assembly and the entire Collège de France community are deeply saddened to learn of the death of André Miquel, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France, holder of the Chair of Classical Arabic Language and Literature from 1976 to 1997 and Administrator of the Collège de France from 1991 to 1997.
They pay tribute to the professor, translator of the Thousand and One Nights, man of culture and sharing, as well as to the Administrator who presided over the complete renovation of the Collège de France. Indeed, it was thanks to his political acumen and strength of conviction that the decision to renovate the building was taken as part of the " Grands travaux présidentiels " of the years 1980.
