René Girard
René Girard (1923–2015) was a French philosopher, historian and anthropologist.
Also recorded as Rene Girard.
Overview
Recorded at birth as René Noël Théophile Girard.
Born at Avignon in 1923, died at Stanford in 2015.
In detail
René Girard studied at École des chartes and Indiana University Bloomington. the recorded working language is English and French.
The field of work recorded is history, anthropology and literary criticism. Claude Lévi-Strauss is recorded as an influence.
Employment is recorded with Johns Hopkins University, University at Buffalo and Bryn Mawr College. Positions recorded include seat 37 of the Académie française. Membership is recorded of Académie Française and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Works named in the authority record are Violence and the Sacred.
Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Guggenheim Fellowship and doctor honoris causa of the University of Innsbruck.
Sources
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