# Pierre Rosenberg

_French art historian, collector, and former director of the Louvre_

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> Pierre Max Rosenberg is a French art historian, curator, and professor. Rosenberg is the honorary president and director of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, and since 1995, he has held the 23rd seat of the Académie Française. He was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge in 1987.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 April 1936 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P19))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P27))
- **Occupation:** art historian; exhibition curator; art collector; university teacher; curator ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P106))
- **Education:** École du Louvre; Lycée Charlemagne ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P69))
- **Spouse:** Béatrice Juliette Ruth de Rothschild; Françoise Viatte ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P26))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Académie française (since 7 December 1995); President-Director of Musée du Louvre (1994–2001); president (1982–1984) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P39))
- **Awards:** Knight of the National Order of Merit; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176#P166))

## Questions

**When was Pierre Rosenberg born?**  
Pierre Rosenberg was born on 13 April 1936 in Paris.

**What positions has Pierre Rosenberg held?**  
Positions held by Pierre Rosenberg include: Member of the Académie française (since 7 December 1995); President-Director of Musée du Louvre (1994–2001); president (1982–1984).

**Where did Pierre Rosenberg study?**  
Pierre Rosenberg was educated at École du Louvre, Lycée Charlemagne.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pierre Rosenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Rosenberg) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q966176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966176) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Portrait de Pierre Rosenberg de l'Académie française.jpg by Suzanne Nagy (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_de_Pierre_Rosenberg_de_l%27Acad%C3%A9mie_fran%C3%A7aise.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Pierre Rosenberg". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pierre-rosenberg. Retrieved 8 November 2026.