Paul Larivaille

Paul Larivaille
Born(1932-09-14)14 September 1932
Died15 January 2026(2026-01-15) (aged 93)
EducationScuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III
OccupationsLiterary critic
Academic

Paul Larivaille (French: [pɔl laʁivaj]; 14 September 1932 – 15 January 2026) was a French literary critic and academic.[1][2]

Life and career

Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac on 14 September 1932, Larivaille earned an Agrégation d'italien in 1955[3] and a doctorate in 1972 from Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III.[4] He began teaching at the Lycée de Montluçon from 1951 to 1954 before earning a scholarship to study at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. He then taught at the Lycée de garçons de Bourg-en-Bresse for two years.[5] From 1959 to 1966, he taught at the Lycée Condorcet before moving on to Paris Nanterre University.[6]

He grew his career significantly at Paris Nanterre, receiving the Prix Thérouanne in 1980[7] and supervising theses from the 1980s.[8] From 1 June 1988 to 31 May 1993, he was president of the university, preceding and succeeding Michel Imberty.[9] He also conducted research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, retiring in 1996.[10]

Larivaille died on 15 January 2026, at the age of 93.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Recherche sur Larivaille, Paul (1932-....)". Bibliothèque de Prêt de la Martinique (in French).
  2. ^ Piéjus, Marie-Françoise (15 January 2026). "Hommage à Paul Larivaille (par M.-F. Piéjus)". Société des Italianistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ Notices biographies des présidents de l'Université Paris-Nanterre (in French). Nanterre: Paris Nanterre University. p. 5–6.
  4. ^ Larivaille, Paul (1972). "L'Arétin entre Renaissance et maniérisme, 1492-1537". Système universitaire de documentation (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ "M. Paul Larivaille, président de l'université de Nanterre". Le Monde (in French). 3 June 1988. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Paul Larivaille". Le Le Comptoir des Presses d'Universités (in French). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Paul LARIVAILLE". Académie Française (in French).
  8. ^ "Paul Larivaille". Theses.fr (in French).
  9. ^ "Paul Larivaille (juin 1988 - mai 1993)". FranceArchives (in French).
  10. ^ "Paul Larivaille". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
  11. ^ "Monsieur Paul, Lucien LARIVAILLE". Simplifia (in French).