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Jean Pommier

1893 – 1973

French romanist and professor

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About Jean Pommier

Lived 1893 – 1973 (aged 79). Jean Pommier was a French romanist, professor, university teacher and literary scholar.

Jean Joseph Marie Vincent Pommier (1893–1973) was a French literary scholar. He held a chair at the Collège de France from 1946 to 1964, where he succeeded Paul Valéry.

Pommier was a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques, of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1957. He was a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.

Selected publications

Renan d'après des documents inédits, 1923, Prix Marcelin Guérin of the Académie française in 1924 La Revue des cours et conférences, bibliographical essay on Renan (1923) La pensée religieuse de Renan, 1925 La mystique de Baudelaire, 1932 La Jeunesse cléricale d'Ernest Renan – Saint-Sulpice, 1933. Proust, 1939 Diderot avant Vincennes, 1939 Variétés sur Alfred de Musset et son théâtre, 1944 Questions de critique et d'histoire littéraire, 1945 Paul Valéry et la création littéraire, 1946 L'École d'administration et le Collège de France en 1848, 1948 Aspects de Racine. L'histoire littéraire d'un couple tragique, Paris, Nizet, 1954 Créations en littérature, 1955 Le Cimetière marin de Paul Valéry, 1961 L'univers poétique et musical d'Ernest Renan, 1966 Le spectacle intérieur, 1973 Cinq cahiers rénaniens, 1972

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École Normale Supérieure
Positions held
President
Employers
Collège de France, University of Amsterdam, University of Strasbourg, University of Paris
Awards
Marcelin Guérin Prize; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Prix Thiers; Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Also known as
J.J.M.V. Pommier, Jean Joseph Marie Vincent Pommier

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean Pommier?

French romanist and professor (1893–1973)

When was Jean Pommier born?

Jean Pommier was born on 11 December 1893 in Niort.

When did Jean Pommier die?

Jean Pommier died on 13 February 1973 in Nice.

What was Jean Pommier's occupation?

Jean Pommier was a romanist, professor, university teacher and literary scholar.

What nationality was Jean Pommier?

Jean Pommier was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Pommier

· Wikidata: Q1685768

· DBpedia: Jean Pommier

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