Alain le Pichon | |
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Born | 29 November 1944 |
Occupation | French anthropologist |
Died 11 December 2020 Alain le Pichon (born 29 November 1944) is a French Anthropologist.
With Umberto Eco he founded Transcultura, an international institute, of which he became the president. [1] In October 2010, Transcultura was given the role of organising th EU-China High Level Cultural Forum. [2]
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Co director with Yue Dayun of the journal Dialogue Transculturel
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