Jean Bayet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Bayet

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1892

Place of Birth: Versailles, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1969

Profession: classical scholar

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jean Bayet

  • Jean Bayet (12 November 1892 – 5 December 1969) was a French Latinist.
  • A Professor of Latin Language and Literature at the Sorbonne, he was Director-General of Education in 1944 and Director of the École française de Rome from 1952 to 1960.
  • In 1948 he was elected a member of the AcadĂ©mie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.
  • A specialist of Latin literature and Religion in ancient Rome, Jean Bayet, through his works and the theses he directed, played a decisive role in the development of a French school of history of the Roman religion, particularly active in the second half of the twentieth century.

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