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Delphine Spicq is a senior lecturer with a doctorate in the history of East Asian civilizations from the Université Paris Diderot (nouvellement Paris Cité), with a thesis entitled L' hydraulique urbaine et la politique de l'eau dans la plaine du Nord de …
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After passing an external national competitive examination in 1996 from the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Sylvie Sportouch chose to be assigned to the Collège de France. She initially worked in the field of art history, before joining the …
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Born on July 14 1944 in Glay (Doubs). Education and professional career 1969-1976 : Head of research at EHESS 1977-1984 : Senior assistant at EHESS 1985-1987 : Senior Lecturer at EHESS 1988-1991 : Director of Studies, EHESS 1991-2014 : Professor at the …
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Born in Auxerre (Yonne) on February 12, 1904. Died November 19, 1996. Education and professional career Alsatian ancestry on his father's side, Lorraine on his mother's. After the war, his grandparents opted for France, where his father pursued a …
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2021. Ardem Patapoutian is a molecular biologist specializing in sensory transduction. His research has led to the identification of novel ion channels and receptors activated by temperature, mechanical force and increased cell …
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Orhan Pamuk is a writer and essayist who holds the Robert Yik-Fong Chair in the Humanities at Columbia University, New York. Author of numerous novels, including Cevdet Bey et ses fils (1982), La Maison du silence (1983), Le Château blanc (1985), Le Livre …
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Born on March 4 1962 in Saint-Leu-la-forêt (Val-d'Oise, France). Married, five children. Education and professional career 1981 : Entry to ENS Sèvres 1983 : Agrégation 1986 : Thesis (supervisor A. Beauville) ; joined CNRS 1989 : Habilitation to direct …
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Henri Wallon was born in Paris on June 15 1879. He died on December 2 1962. Education and professional career 1899 : École normale supérieure 1902 : Agrégation in philosophy 1902-1903 : Teacher at Bar-le-Duc high school 1903-1906 : Boarder at the …
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Philippe Walter is a chemist specializing in the study of cultural heritage materials. Born in 1967 in Saint-Cloud, he studied physics and materials science as part of the inter-university magistère in physics at the École normale supérieure de …
