Jacques Heurgon
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)
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La Vie quotidienne des Étrusques. Hachette, Paris 1961 ( La vie quotidienne ).
- The Etruscans. Reclam, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-15-007989-6 .
- Rome et la Méditerranée occidentale jusqu'aux guerres puniques. PUF, Paris 1969 (Coll. Nouvelle Clio n ° 7).
literature
- Jean-Claude Richard: Jacques Heurgon †. In: Gnomon . Volume 69, 1997, pp. 475-476.
- Hans-Ulrich Berner, Valeria Lilie: Heurgon, Jacques. In: Peter Kuhlmann , Helmuth Schneider (Hrsg.): History of the ancient sciences. Biographical Lexicon (= The New Pauly . Supplements. Volume 6). Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2012, ISBN 978-3-476-02033-8 , Sp. 569 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 10, 2020 .
personal data | |
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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 |