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Biography
Burial Place
Lignerolles
Occupation(12)
Awards(10)
Grand Cross of the Legion of HonourCommander of the National Order of MeritCommandeur des Arts et des LettresCommander of the French Order of Academic PalmsCommander of the Order of the CrownGreat Cross of the National Order of Scientific MeritCNRS Gold medalErasmus PrizeCommander of the Order of the Southern CrossCatalonia International Prize
Spouse(3)
Claude Lévi-Strauss (* 28. November 1908 in City of Brussels; † 30. October 2009 in 16th arrondissement of Paris) was a french anthropologist and ethnologist. He was 100 years old. He was married to Dina Dreyfus. His education included Lycée Condorcet, Paris Law Faculty and Lycée Janson-de-Sailly. His faith was Judaism. He received 10 awards, including Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National Order of Merit. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Lignerolles.
Life Events
10 Events1908
Born in City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
1932
Married Dina Dreyfus
until 1945
1946
Married Rose Marie Ullmo
until 1954
1954
Married Monique Roman
1959
Collège de France
professor · until 1982
1967
CNRS Gold medal
1973
Erasmus Prize
1981
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
2005
Catalonia International Prize
2009