Born in Paris on January 28 1920. Died August 24 2016.
Education and professional career
- Former student at ENS rue d'Ulm
- Agrégé in philosophy
- Licentiate in mathematics
- Doctor of Letters
- 1947-1953 : Professor at the University of São Paulo (Brazil)
- 1955-1962 : Professor, Faculty of Letters, Rennes
- 1962-1964 : Director, ENS d'Afrique centrale, Brazzaville
- 1964-1986 : Professor, Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence
- 1986-1990 : Professor at the Collège de France
Awards and distinctions
- Honorary Professor, University of Saõ Paulo (Brazil)
- Honorary Professor University of Sherbrooke (Quebec)
