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John Scheid

b. 1946

Franco-Luxembourgish historian and professor

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Born 1946. John Scheid is a French and Luxembourgish historian of religion, classical scholar, archaeologist, university teacher, epigrapher and historian.

John Scheid (born 1946 in Luxembourg under the first name Jean) is a French historian. A specialist of ancient Rome, he has been a professor at the Collège de France since 2001.

Biography After his secondary studies in Luxembourg, John Scheid came to France in 1966 in order to study history and classical letters first at the University of Strasbourg and then in Paris, where he was a pupil of Hans-Georg Pflaum. He obtained a 3rd cycle thesis scholarship that he led under the direction of Robert Schilling and which he supported in 1972 in Strasbourg. (Les Frères arvales : recrutement et origine sociale sous les Julio-Claudiens)

Wishing to go to Rome as part of the École française de Rome, he had to pass the agrégation. He obtained the necessary French naturalization in January 1973, in time to enroll in the competition of that year. He was received at the agrégation de grammaire.

Honours and awards Honours 2013 : Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) 2016 : Officier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (France) 2020 : Grand Officier of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 2021 : Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (France)

Awards 2020 : Prix Saintour 2015 : Emile Girardeau Prize of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques 2016 : Medal of the Collège de France

Acknowledgement Member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Member of the Academia Europaea Corresponding member of the Grand Ducal Institute Corresponding fellow of the British Academy

Honorary degrees 2006 : University of Erfurt 2013 : University of Chicago

Publications

Books 1972 : Les frères arvales. Recrutement et origine sociale sous les Julio-Claudiens, Paris, ed. Presses Universitaires de France. 1983 : Religion et piété à Rome, Paris, ed. La Découverte, 1985, 158 p. . (First published in Italian under the title La religione a Roma, Bari, Laterza). 1990 : Romulus et ses frères Le collège des frères arvales, modèle du culte public dans la Rome des empereurs, Rome, ed. Bibliothèque des Écoles Françaises d'Athènes et de Rome, vol. 275, 806 p. . 1990 : Le collège des frères arvales. Étude prosopographique du recrutement (69-304), Rome, ed. Écoles Françaises de Rome. 1998 : Commentarii fratrum arvalium qui supersunt. Les copies épigraphiques des protocoles annuels de la confrérie arvale (21 av.-304 ap. J.-C.), Rome, ed. Écoles Françaises de Rome. 2001 : Religion et piété dans la Rome antique, Paris, ed. Éditions Albin Michel, 2001, 192 p. . 2001 : Chaire de religion, institutions et société de la Rome antique, Paris, ed. Collège de France, series "Leçon inaugurale". . 2002 : La religion des Romains, Paris, ed. Armand Colin, 2002, 176 p. 2005 : Quand faire, c'est croire, Paris, ed. Aubier, « Collection historique ». 2007 : Res Gestae Diui Augusti. Hauts Faits du Divin Auguste, Paris, ed. Les Belles Lettres. 2011 : Pouvoir et religion à Rome, Paris, ed. Pluriel. 2012 : À Rome sur les pas de Plutarque, Paris, ed. Vuibert. 2015 : Les Dieux, l'État et l'individu. Réflexions sur la religion civique à Rome, Paris, ed. Seuil. 2017 : La religion romaine en perspective, Paris, ed. Collège de France. 2018 : Tra epigrafia e religione romana. Scritti scelti, editi e inediti, tradotti e aggiornati, Roma, ed. Quasar. 2019 : Ad Deam Diam. Ein heiliger Hain in Roms Suburbium, Stuttgart, ed. Steiner Verlag, 2019. 2019 : Rites et religion à Rome, Paris, ed. CNRS. 2020 : Infographie de la Rome antique (with Nicolas Guillerat), Paris, ed. Passés Composés. 2023 : Les romains et leurs religions. La piété au quotidien, Paris, ed. Cerf.

Collective works 1992: 1995: 1998: John Scheid, Paola Tassini, Jörg Rüpke, Recherches archéologiques à la Magliana : Commentarii fratrum arvalium qui supersunt. Les copies épigraphiques des protocoles annuels de la confrérie arvale (21 av.–304 ap. J.-C.), École française, Rome. 2002: John Scheid, Henri Broise, Le balneum des frères arvales, École française, Roma, 1987. 2003: 2009: Jörg Rüpke, John Scheid, Bestattungsrituale und Totenkult in der römischen Kaiserzeit/Rites funéraires et culte des morts aux temps impériales (Potsdamer altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge 27), Stuttgart: Steiner. 2010:

Articles See a detailed list on the site of ANHIMA.

John Scheid, "Politique et religion dans la Rome antique. Quelle place pour la liberté de culte dans une religion d’État ?", La Vie des idées, 28 June 2011.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Historian of religion, classical scholar, archaeologist, university teacher, epigrapher, historian
Nationality
Education
Athénée de Luxembourg, Marc Bloch University, École pratique des hautes études
Positions held
Member of the École française de Rome
Employers
Collège de France, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, École pratique des hautes études, École française de Rome
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Émile Girardeau Prize; Honorary doctor of the University of Chicago

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Scheid?

Franco-Luxembourgish historian and professor (1946-)

When was John Scheid born?

John Scheid was born on 31 May 1946 in Luxembourg.

What is John Scheid's occupation?

John Scheid is a historian of religion, classical scholar, archaeologist, university teacher, epigrapher and historian.

What nationality is John Scheid?

John Scheid is French and Luxembourgish.

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