Gilles Veinstein was born on July 18, 1945, in Paris, and died on February 5, 2013, in Saint-Cloud.
Education and Professional Career
- 1966–1971: Student at the École normale supérieure on Rue d’Ulm
- 1972–1976: Research Assistant at the EPHE, Section VI, then at the EHESS
- 1977–1986: Assistant professor, then associate professor at EHESS
- 1986–1999: Director of Studies (non-tenured) at EHESS
- 1999–2013: Professor at the Collège de France, holder of the Chair of Turkish and Ottoman History
- 1999–2013: Director of Studies (concurrent position) at EHESS