Jacques Heurgon

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Jacques Heurgon (born January 25, 1903 in Paris , † October 27, 1995 in Paris ) was a French classical philologist and ancient historian .

Jacques Heurgon studied classical philology and ancient history at the École normal supérieure in Paris from 1923 to 1927 , the most important academic teachers were the classical philologists Alfred Ernout and Jules Marouzeau and the ancient historians Jérôme Carcopino and André Piganiol . After completing his studies, he became a member of the École française de Rome in 1928 . In 1930 Heurgon became a teacher in Nancy , but two years later he was a lecturer at the University of Algiers . From 1934 to 1937 he also taught at the Lycée Bugeaud in Algiers . He stayed in Algeria until 1942, when he became a member of the French armed forces. He took part in the fights for Monte Cassino and was then cultural attaché in Rome in 1944/45 . Here he met Massimo Pallottino and Santo Mazzarino , among others . In 1945 he received his doctorate in Paris, then Heurgon was appointed professor at the University of Lille and in 1951 switched to teaching at the Sorbonne . There he became professor of Latin philology in 1953 and taught until his retirement in 1971. In 1969 he became a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres . In 1972 he was elected a corresponding member of the British Academy .

Heurgon dealt with philological, historical, numismatic and archaeological research, especially on the Roman Republic . The focus of his studies were the three regions of North Africa, Italy and Gaul , in which he also spent time as a researcher. The high point of his studies was a comprehensive monograph on Rome within its Mediterranean environment up to the Punic Wars . This work, entitled Rome et la Méditerranée occidentale jusqu'aux guerres puniques , was published three times by 1993. Through his time in Rome and his contacts with Pallottino and Mazzarino, a book on the economic and social history of the Etruscans was suggested, which is still considered a standard work and has been translated into several languages. The German-language edition of La Vie quotidienne chez les Étrusques was published four times between 1971 and 2004 as Die Etrusker .

Heurgon was part of the intellectual left in Algiers, for which he was also actively involved. He was married to Anne Desjardins , Paul Desjardins ' daughter . With her he belonged to an intellectual-artistic network, which also included André Gide , Albert Camus , Bernhard Groethuysen , Roger Martin du Gard and Jean Tardieu .

His son Marc Heurgon was a politician and also a historian.

Fonts (selection)

  • La Vie quotidienne des Étrusques. Hachette, Paris 1961 ( La vie quotidienne ).
  • Rome et la Méditerranée occidentale jusqu'aux guerres puniques. PUF, Paris 1969 (Coll. Nouvelle Clio n ° 7).

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 10, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Heurgon, Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French classical philologist and ancient historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1995
Place of death Paris