Starobinski jean montesquieu biography

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Biography

Born in Geneva in 1920, Jean Starobinski graduated in Literature at the University of Geneva, then pursued a medical career, obtaining a Federal Diploma and a doctorate in medicine. He was also awarded a doctorate in Literature in 1958.

He has taught at John Hopkins University and at the Universities of Basel and Geneva.

Author of "Montesquieu" (1953) and "La Transparence et l'Obstacle" (1957) on Jean-Jacques Rousseau he has dedicated much of his time to the study of the art and literature of the nineteenth century, publishing "L'invention de la Liberté" (1964), "1789: les Emblèmes de la Raison" (1973) and "Diderot dans l'Espace des Peintres" (1991).

"Largesse" (1994) accompanied an exhibition of the Louvre Museum on the gesture of donation. A further series of works, "L'Oeil Vivant", "La Relation Critique", "Portrait de l'Artiste en Saltinbanque&qu MediaMente: Jean Starobinski - docuver.se DEHAG