When was Jacqueline de Romilly born?

Jacqueline de Romilly was born on 26 March 1913 in Chartres.

What positions has Jacqueline de Romilly held?

Positions held by Jacqueline de Romilly include: president (1992–1993); Member of the Académie française (1988–2010); president (1981–1983); president (1978–1983); general secretary (1953–1960).

Where did Jacqueline de Romilly study?

Jacqueline de Romilly was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris, Lycée Molière.

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Jacqueline de Romilly

French philologist, classical scholar (1913–2010)

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Jacqueline Worms de Romilly was a French philologist, classical scholar and fiction writer. She was the first woman nominated to the Collège de France, and in 1988, the second woman to enter the Académie française.

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Born: 26 March 1913 wd
Place of birth: Chartres wd
Died: 18 December 2010 wd
Place of death: Boulogne-Billancourt wd
Citizenship: France, Greece wd
Occupation: classical philologist, hellenist, university teacher, translator, historian, philologist wd
Education: Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris, Lycée Molière wd
Spouse: Michel de Romilly wd

Positions held wd

president (1992–1993)
Member of the Académie française (24 November 1988 – 18 December 2010)
president (1981–1983)
president (1978–1983)
general secretary (1953–1960)
president

Awards wd

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2006)
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2002)
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
Prix de la langue française (1987)
Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University
Daudet Prize (2000)
Concours général (1930)
Langlois prize (1974)
Prix d'Académie (1984)
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix
Commander of the order of Honour
honorary doctor of the University of Athens
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal

Questions

When was Jacqueline de Romilly born?: Jacqueline de Romilly was born on 26 March 1913 in Chartres.
What positions has Jacqueline de Romilly held?: Positions held by Jacqueline de Romilly include: president (1992–1993); Member of the Académie française (1988–2010); president (1981–1983); president (1978–1983); general secretary (1953–1960).
Where did Jacqueline de Romilly study?: Jacqueline de Romilly was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris, Lycée Molière.

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