Jean Rousset, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Rousset

Swiss literary critic (1910-2002)

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 15-Sep-2002

Profession: teacher, university teacher, romanist, literary critic

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jean Rousset (Geneva, 20 February 1910 – Geneva, 15 September 2002) was a Swiss literary critic who worked on French literature, and in particular on Baroque literature of the late Renaissance and early seventeenth century.
He is sometimes grouped with the Geneva School and with early Structuralism.