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Alain Girard

French sociologist (1914-1996)
Person human Q23010280

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
March 13, 1914
Date of death
January 11, 1996
Place of birth
15th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death
16th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
sociologist, professeur des universités, demographer, musicologist, researcher
Employer
Paris Descartes University, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Institut national d'études démographiques[12][13][14]
Position held
president[11]
Educated at
Lycée Henri-IV, Faculty of Arts of Paris[15][16]
Award received
CNRS silver medal, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour[17][18][19]
Doctoral student
Dominique Schnapper, Michel Verret, Yves Charbit, Rémi Junker, Khemaies Taamallah, Catherine Rollet, Alain Norvez, Michelle Salitot, Yves Grafmeyer, Christian de Montlibert, María Eugenia Zavala de Cosío[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[34]
Family name
Girard[32]
Given name
Alain[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alain Girard ar آلان جيرار ar آلان جيرارد fr Girard, Alain ru Ален Жирар
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
100961231
Library of Congress authority ID
n50034023
GND ID
119409623
Angelicum ID
75366
BIBSYS ID
98013313
BIU Santé person ID
6835
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12006654g
CIRDOC author ID
11853
CONOR.SR ID
60167689
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11846471
Described at URL
comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org
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FAST ID
11460
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11clzhfryr
IdRef ID
028179463
IxTheo authority ID
08022315X
KBR person ID
14771584
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01640165
NDL Authority ID
00521990
NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
n96031701
National Library of Chile ID
000013917
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007451324405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810608195105606
National Library of Portugal ID
79640
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1106940
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071574646
OpenMLOL author ID
344508
PUG authority ID
67047
Parsifal cluster ID
221242
Persée author ID
169923
RERO ID (legacy)
A003298741
SHARE Catalogue author ID
101918
Theses.fr person ID
028179463
UOM ID
74878
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Alain Girard was born on March 13, 1914[1], in 15th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He died on January 11, 1996[3], in 16th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a sociologist[5], professeur des universités[6], demographer[7], musicologist[8], and researcher[9].

FAQs

Where was Alain Girard born?

Alain Girard was born in 15th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Alain Girard die?

Alain Girard passed away in 16th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Alain Girard do for work?

Alain Girard worked as a sociologist[5], professeur des universités[6], demographer[7], musicologist[8], and researcher[9].

Where did Alain Girard go to school?

Alain Girard was educated at Lycée Henri-IV[15] and Faculty of Arts of Paris[16].

What awards did Alain Girard receive?

Honors received include CNRS silver medal[17], Knight of the Legion of Honour[18], and Officer of the Legion of Honour[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Who's Who in France. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Who's Who in France. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Who's Who in France. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Who's Who in France. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Who's Who in France. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org. comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Who's Who in France. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . sudoc.fr. sudoc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth → 15th arrondissement of Paris
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