Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for René Girard across 9 places, from 1923 to 2015.
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René Noël Théophile Girard (25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French academic best known for developing mimetic theory, which posits that human desire is fundamentally imitative, leading to rivalry, violence and the scapegoat mechanism as foundations of religion and culture.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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25 December 1923exact date
Avignonattested“Girard was born in Avignon on 25 December 1923.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1953 to 1961period
Duke Universityattested“Girard occupied positions at Duke University and Bryn Mawr College from 1953 to 1957, after which he moved to Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, where he became a full professor in 1961.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1953 to 1961period
Johns Hopkins Universityattested“Girard occupied positions at Duke University and Bryn Mawr College from 1953 to 1957, after which he moved to Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, where he became a full professor in 1961.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1959 to 2008period
Académie françaiseattested“Yet Roger Scruton objects that Girard's account has a divine Jesus: "that Jesus was the first scapegoat to understand the need for his death and to forgive those who inflicted it … Girard argues, Jesus gave the best evidence … of his div…”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1959 to 2008period
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdamattested“Yet Roger Scruton objects that Girard's account has a divine Jesus: "that Jesus was the first scapegoat to understand the need for his death and to forgive those who inflicted it … Girard argues, Jesus gave the best evidence … of his div…”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1959 to 2008period
University of Innsbruckattested“Yet Roger Scruton objects that Girard's account has a divine Jesus: "that Jesus was the first scapegoat to understand the need for his death and to forgive those who inflicted it … Girard argues, Jesus gave the best evidence … of his div…”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1959 to 2008period
Antwerpattested“Yet Roger Scruton objects that Girard's account has a divine Jesus: "that Jesus was the first scapegoat to understand the need for his death and to forgive those who inflicted it … Girard argues, Jesus gave the best evidence … of his div…”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
4 November 2015exact date
Stanford, Californiaattested“On 4 November 2015, Girard died at his residence in Stanford, California, at the age of 91.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
4 November 2015exact date
Stanfordattested“On 4 November 2015, Girard died at his residence in Stanford, California, at the age of 91.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
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1947year
Indiana University Bloomingtonmentioned“In 1947, Girard went to Indiana University Bloomington on a one-year fellowship.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1947year
Indiana Universitymentioned“In 1947, Girard went to Indiana University Bloomington on a one-year fellowship.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1953year
Indiana Universitymentioned“He stayed at Indiana University until 1953.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1985year
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdammentioned“In 1985, he received his first honorary degree from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands; several others followed.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1985year
Netherlandsmentioned“In 1985, he received his first honorary degree from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands; several others followed.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
1995year
Stanford Universitymentioned“Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature, and Civilization at Stanford University, where he stayed until his retirement in 1995.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
17 March 2005exact date
Académie françaisementioned“On 17 March 2005, Girard was elected to the Académie française.”source: Wikipedia: René Girard
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