Claude Mossé Explained

Claude Mossé
Birth Date:24 December 1924
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Draveil, France
Nationality:French
Fields:History of Ancient Greece

Claude Mossé (24 December 1924 – 12 December 2022) was a French historian specializing in the history of Ancient Greece.

Biography

Mossé was born in Paris on 24 December 1924,[1] as the daughter of a wine merchant. She was the sister of Eliane Mossé, researcher in macroeconomics, and Arlette Mosse, clinical nutritionist. In the winter of 1941, during World War II and aged 16, she first read a text on liberty and democracy by Demosthenes; since then, she dedicated her life to Greek history, never having married or having any children.[2]

Her favourite historical subject was 4th century BCE Athens. Mossé belonged to the same school of historical thought with Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet.[3] She was professor emeritus at the University of Paris VIII.[4] Her works have been translated into many languages including English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and modern Greek.

Mossé died in Draveil, Essonne on 12 December 2022, at the age of 97.[5]

Selected works

See also

Notes and References

  1. Entretien avec Claude Mossé . Genre & Histoire . 6 January 2022 . 2016. 10.4000/genrehistoire.2598 . Bonnard . Jean-Baptiste . 18 . free .
  2. Web site: French. Portraits Claude Mossé ou la Grèce au coeur. L'Histoire. 1 May 2000. Clara. Dupont-Monod. Clara Dupont-Monod.
  3. Pauline Schmitt Pantel, François de Polignac, Athènes et le politique. Dans le sillage de Claude Mossé.. Bryn Mawr Classical Review. 2008. Angela . Kühr.
  4. Web site: Ancient Greatness. The Claremont Institute. Thomas R.. Martin. 23 March 2006.
  5. Web site: Philippe-Jean Catinchi . L'helléniste Claude Mossé est morte . Le Monde . 12 December 2022. 12 December 2022.