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Xavier Le Pichon collège de France. Xavier Le Pichon (1937-2025) Xavier Le Pichon was born on June 18, 1937 in Quy Nhơn, Vietnam. He died on March 22, 2025 in Sisteron, at the age of 87. Appointed Professor at the Collège de France in 1986, he held …

Outer boards and spine in the binding designed by Anita Conti. Photo Patrick Imbert, Collège de France Anita Conti (née Anita Caracotchian, 1899-1997), of Armenian descent, was France's first female oceanographer, as well as a writer and journalist. She …

At the Collège de France, lectures are open to all, with no conditions of access or prior registration, subject to availability. Exhibition Prehistory: between utopia and reality The Collège de France's major exhibition "Prehistory: Between Utopia and …

collège de France. To mark the publication of the book Face à l'immigration, le savant et le politique , the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FMSH) is organizing a discussion with François Héran on April 16 2026 at 6 pm   30 as part of an evening …

François Héran Faced with immigration, the scientist and the politician " Scholars not only have the right to intervene in the public debate on the migration issue, they also have a duty to do so. " Can the scholar stand above the fray to tackle an issue …

Arthur Dreyfus and Léa Louis, with Jean-Jacques Hublin I dreamt of Prehistory To coincide with the exhibition " Prehistory : between utopia and reality ", the Collège de France is co-publishing a children's documentary with Editions courtes et longues. …

Jean-Jacques Hublin (ed.) Prehistory : between utopia and reality A book that invites us to come face-to-face with our most distant ancestors, at the crossroads of science and the imaginary. The discovery of prehistory aroused an extraordinary …

Claudine Tiercelin patrick Imbert, Collège de France. As part of the En Quête d'info festival and the cycle " Collège de France : faire connaissance ! ", the Marguerite Duras media library will welcome Claudine Tiercelin, honorary professor at the Collège …

On February 4, 2026, for conservation reasons, the statue of Jean-François Champollion was removed from the Collège de France, where it had stood since 1878. After restoration, it will be moved to the Camille Claudel Museum in Nogent-sur-Marne. Moved, …

collège de France. The history of podcasts at the Collège de France is part of a tradition that goes back almost five  hundred  years. Founded in 1530 by François  I st , the institution has always sought to disseminate new knowledge without condition or …

Yanick Lahens Haitian Literature: Urgency(ies) of Writing, Dream(s) of Inhabiting "To speak of Haiti and its literature differently one needs to ask oneself, through the words of its writers, what light the Haitian experience can shed on the …

Franck Courchamp The paradoxes of biodiversity A book that introduces the concepts of complexity, paradoxes and the holistic approach to ecology. Inhabited by thousands of species interacting with each other and with the environment, biodiversity conceals …

Thierry Coquand Type theory, from Russell to proof assistants This book traces the recent history of type theory, from the verification of proofs on computers to the synergy between dependent type theory and homotopy theory. Introduced by Bertrand Russell …

Colloquium organized by Professor Dario Mantovani, Chair of Law, Culture and Society in Ancient Rome, on March 26 and 27, 2026 at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot site, Room 2). Digestum vetus (detail), XII th century, University Library, Padua, …

Conference organized by Professor Pierre-Michel Menger, holder of the Sociology of Creative Work Chair, on March 23, 2026 at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot site, Marguerite de Navarre amphitheater). Following on from the lecture given between …

Lyndal Roper © John Cairns. The Holberg 2026 prize was awarded on March 17 2026 to Lyndal Roper, for her innovative research in history. Lyndal Roper is Regius Professor of History at Oxford University. Her field of research is early modern European …

A topical scientific subject is explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. Matteo Bächtold patrick Imbert, Collège de France. In biblical texts, the Ark of the Covenant represents the presence of Israel's god among his people. A mysterious and …

Collège de France. Japanese Studies Library. Fonds Kreitmann, Tayatsu album, Tome III, volume 2, call number LK_B8album2_015. The Japanese Studies Library offers you a detailed list of the books that have joined its collections, by purchase or donation, …

The discovery of Prehistory aroused an uncommon fascination : from the XIX th century onwards, scientists and artists alike were enthusiastic about a mysterious era that they helped to define as much as to invent. A scientific object, prehistory also …

The next interdisciplinary seminar of the Byzantine World team of UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée, in collaboration with the Byzantine Library of the Collège de France and the Friends of the Centre d'histoire et civilisation de Byzance, will be held on …

The event, organized in December 2024 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Centre d'études tibétaines (CET) at the Collège de France, was an opportunity to present Thomas Laird's monumental publication on Tibetan wall paintings. This very large …

Sandra Lavorel patrick Imbert, Collège de France. Sandra Lavorel , Biodiversity and Ecosystems Chair , supported by the Jean-François de Clermont-Tonnerre Foundation, will give her opening lecture on March 26 2026. Documents and media Download the press …

charlotte d'Humières. How do we imagine our future relationship with our healthcare facilities ? This is the question that the symposium " The hospital of the future " will seek to answer from medical, scientific, sociological and economic angles. …

In partnership with the Collège de France, the Groupe de recherche sur les humanités juridiques, the Centre Paul-André Crépeau de droit privé et comparé (McGill University) and the publisher La Mémoire du droit, the Bibliothèque interuniversitaire Cujas …