# Jacqueline de Romilly

_French philologist, classical scholar (1913–2010)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 March 1913 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chartres ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P19))
- **Died:** 18 December 2010 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P570))
- **Place of death:** Boulogne-Billancourt ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France; Greece ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P27))
- **Occupation:** classical philologist; hellenist; university teacher; translator; historian; philologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P106))
- **Education:** Lycée Louis-le-Grand; École Normale Supérieure; University of Paris; Lycée Molière ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P69))
- **Spouse:** Michel de Romilly ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P26))
- **Positions held:** 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms; Prix de la langue française; Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University; Daudet Prize; Concours général; Langlois prize; Prix d'Académie; 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687#P166))

## 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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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jacqueline de Romilly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_de_Romilly) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q261687](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261687) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jacqueline David (lauréate du Concours général) - btv1b53231538r.jpg by Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacqueline_David_(laur%C3%A9ate_du_Concours_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral)_-_btv1b53231538r.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jacqueline de Romilly, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jacqueline David (lauréate du Concours général) - btv1b53231538r.jpg — Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Jacqueline de Romilly". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jacqueline-de-romilly. Retrieved 5 November 2026.