Jean Marcadé

Jean Marcadé (27 April 1920 – 28 December 2012[1]) was a French hellenist historian. He was a member of the Institut de France.

Jean Marcadé
Born27 April 1920
Libourne
Died28 December 2012(2012-12-28) (aged 92)
OccupationHistorian
Hellenist

Biography

A student at the École normale supérieure (1939), Jean Marcadé was agrégé of classical letters then became a member of the French School at Athens (1946–1950 and 1951–1953).[2]

He began his career at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Bordeaux, where he was a lecturer and then, having defended his thesis in 1969, professor of classical archeology and history of antique art (1953–1978). He also headed a research center until 1989. From 1971, however, he led a seminar at the université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he was finally elected a professor of classical archeology (1978).[2]

He was elected a corresponding member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres in 1978 then full member on 25 February 1983 at Claude Schaeffer's seat and presided the Académie in 1994.[2]

References
  1. Décès de l’universitaire Jean Marcadé / Diane Elguer, Connaissance des Arts
  2. Site de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
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