Biography of Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes (* 12. November 1915 in Cherbourg; † 26. March 1980 in Paris) was a französischer Literaturkritiker, Schriftsteller, Philosoph und Semiotiker. He was 64 years old. His education included Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Montaigne and Faculty of Arts of Paris. He worked at Collège de France, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and National Center for Scientific Research. His cause of death was struck by vehicle. He was buried at Urt.