# Georges Bataille > French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962) **Wikidata**: [Q207359](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207359) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Bataille) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/georges-bataille ## Summary Georges Bataille (1897–1962) was a French intellectual, writer and philosopher known as a transgressive literary figure and for his involvement in avant‑garde periodicals and sociological circles. He authored influential literary works (including Story of the Eye) and was associated with the College of Sociology and the periodical Documents. ## Biography - Born: 10 September 1897 - Died: 9 July 1962 - Nationality: France - Education: École des chartes - Known for: French intellectual and literary figure; author of Story of the Eye; participant in Documents and the College of Sociology - Employer(s) / Affiliations: École des chartes (education/affiliation), contributor to the French periodical Documents (inception 1929), associated with and a developer/creator role in the College of Sociology (inception 1937) - Field(s): Philosophy; literature (including erotica); sociology; art history; aesthetics - Occupations: Librarian; writer; draftsperson; philosopher - Aliases: Pierre Angélique; Pierre Angelique; George Bataille; Joruju Bataiyu; G. Bataiyu; Lord Auch; Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille; Pierre Angelique (alternate spellings) ## Contributions - Story of the Eye — listed as a book by Georges Bataille and cited among his notable works in source material (title explicitly provided in the source). - Periodical work — contributed to or was associated with the French periodical Documents (Documents inception noted in source: 1929). - College of Sociology — associated with the creation/development of the College of Sociology (inception noted in source: 1937), a French social‑science circle listed among entities connected to Bataille. - Cross‑disciplinary literary and philosophical output — recorded in source as a body of notable works (multiple notable_work identifiers are present in the structured data), linking him to literature, erotica, philosophy, sociology, art history and aesthetics. - Archival and authority presence — the source documents extensive bibliographic and authority identifiers for Bataille (examples: P214: 41834843; P227: 118507109; P214/P227 and many other library identifiers are recorded), reflecting the scale and cataloguing of his published corpus and scholarly reception. (Note: years for specific publications other than institutional inceptions are not provided in the source; the above lists works and institutional contributions recorded in the provided material.) ## FAQs Q: What are Georges Bataille's best known written works? A: The source explicitly lists Story of the Eye among his books and records numerous other notable works by identifier; Story of the Eye is the named title most clearly associated with him in the provided material. Q: With which periodicals and groups was Bataille involved? A: Bataille is linked in the source to the French periodical Documents (inception 1929) and is associated with creation/development of the College of Sociology (inception 1937). Q: What professions did Georges Bataille hold? A: The provided material lists him as a librarian, writer, draftsperson and philosopher. Q: Where did Bataille study? A: He was educated at the École des chartes (a Paris grande école specialised in history), which is recorded in the source as his place of education/affiliation. Q: Which fields did Bataille work in? A: Source material identifies his fields of work as philosophy, literature (including erotica), sociology, art history and aesthetics. Q: Who did Bataille influence or who counted him among influences? A: The source material shows Bataille present in the intellectual networks of many 20th‑century thinkers and explicitly lists him among figures connected to later thinkers such as Julia Kristeva; he is cited within broader intellectual networks that include philosophers and critics named in the provided material. Q: What primary national identity and life dates are recorded for Bataille? A: He is recorded as French; born 10 September 1897 and died 9 July 1962. ## Why They Matter Georges Bataille holds significance as a cross‑disciplinary figure whose writing and institutional activity bridged literature, philosophy, sociology and visual culture. His works (including the erotic and transgressive Story of the Eye) and his participation in periodicals and sociological circles positioned him within the interwar and postwar French avant‑garde. The source material documents his ties to intellectual networks that connect classical and modern thinkers; he appears in the documented lineages of influence and is cited as an influence for later theorists and critics (for example, Julia Kristeva is explicitly recorded as influenced by him in the provided material). Without Bataille’s corpus and institutional involvement (Documents, College of Sociology), the shaped conversations linking literature, eroticism, anthropology and sociological critique in mid‑20th‑century French thought would lack an important interlocutor recorded in the source. The extensive bibliographic and authority identifiers recorded in the source reflect sustained scholarly attention and institutional preservation of his works and legacy. ## Notable For - Being identified in the source as a leading French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962). - Authoring Story of the Eye (explicitly listed in the provided material). - Involvement with Documents, the French periodical (Documents inception 1929). - Creation/development association with the College of Sociology (inception 1937). - Holding multiple occupations recorded in the source: librarian, writer, draftsperson and philosopher. - Formal education at the École des chartes (listed in source affiliations). - Presence in numerous library and authority files and identifiers (examples recorded: P214: 41834843; P227: 118507109; P569 birth date; P570 death date; image P18: Georges Bataille vers 1943.jpg; signature P109: Signature Georges Bataille.svg). - Multiple recorded aliases used in bibliographic records (Pierre Angélique, Lord Auch, Pierre Angelique, etc.). - Sitelink presence and metadata recorded in the source: sitelink_count 70; Wikipedia title: Georges Bataille. ## Body ### Early life and dates - Georges Bataille was born on 10 September 1897 (structured property P569 in the source). - He died on 9 July 1962 (structured property P570 in the source). - The source records him as a French citizen (citizenship: France, Q142). ### Education and institutional affiliation - Bataille studied at the École des chartes, the Paris grande école specialised in history, which the source lists as his educational affiliation. - The source records a range of institutional connections and identifiers tied to archival descriptions of his career and works (see Identifiers, below). ### Occupations and fields of work - The provided material lists these occupations: librarian; writer; draftsperson; philosopher. - Fields of activity named in the source include philosophy, literature (notably erotica), sociology, art history and aesthetics. - These roles place him at the intersection of textual production (fiction and essays), archival/library practice and philosophical inquiry, as recorded by the structured data. ### Publications, periodicals and collective projects - Story of the Eye is explicitly cited in the source as a book by Georges Bataille and is among the named titles associated with him. - Documents (the French periodical, inception 1929) appears in the source as a periodical connected to Bataille; the source lists Documents under related entities and describes it as French periodical literature headquartered in Paris. - The College of Sociology is recorded in the source under “Created / Developed by” and is dated with inception 1937; Bataille is associated with that College in the provided material and thus tied to the development of that sociological circle. - The source lists many additional notable_work identifiers for Bataille (multiple Q‑identifiers are present in his structured properties), indicating a substantial corpus catalogued across bibliographic systems even when specific publication years are not given in the provided extract. ### Influence, networks and intellectual context - The source situates Bataille within a broad intellectual network. Names appearing in the various related sections and in the recorded influence lists of other thinkers include Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Émile Durkheim, Alexandre Kojève, Lev Shestov and many modern and later French thinkers. - Julia Kristeva’s entry in the provided material explicitly lists Georges Bataille among figures that influenced her; the source therefore records Bataille as an influence on later continental theorists. - Bataille’s presence in the same intellectual circles and bibliographic records as Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Jean Baudrillard and others indicates the extent to which he is integrated into mid‑ and late‑20th‑century French philosophical and cultural debates in the source material. ### Archival, bibliographic and authority data - The source provides numerous structured properties and authority identifiers for Georges Bataille. Representative items documented include: image file P18: Georges Bataille vers 1943.jpg; signature file P109: Signature Georges Bataille.svg; authority identifiers such as P214: 41834843 and P227: 118507109; library and catalog numbers across multiple systems (many P‑prefixed properties are listed in the source). - These identifiers evidence comprehensive cataloguing: national and international library systems and authority files record Bataille’s works and person record, as reflected across the source’s structured properties list. ### Names, aliases and languages of record - The source lists multiple aliases for Bataille that appear in bibliographic entries and authority files: Pierre Angélique; Pierre Angelique; George Bataille; Joruju Bataiyu; G. Bataiyu; Lord Auch; Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille; Pierre Angelique (alternate spellings). - The presence of many aliases and authority records in the source indicates the scope of cataloguing and the variety of bylines or pseudonyms that appear in records related to his oeuvre. ### Notable metadata and public record - The source records a sitelink_count of 70 for Georges Bataille. - The source lists his Wikipedia title as Georges Bataille and documents him as an instance of a human (instance_of Q5). - Numerous P‑properties (P863; P373; P3219; P3222; P4313 etc.) are included in the source file, marking a dense metadata footprint across bibliographic and archival databases. ### Legacy and reception (as recorded in the source) - The provided material documents Bataille’s integration into the registers of mid‑20th‑century French intellectual life: his literary production (including erotica), his philosophical activity, and his participation in periodicals and sociological groups. - The recorded influence lines in later thinkers’ entries (for example, Julia Kristeva) show Bataille’s continuing visibility within continental theory and literary criticism. - The breadth of authority identifiers and cataloguing entries demonstrates persistent scholarly and library interest recorded in the source material. ### Miscellaneous recorded facts - The source includes photographic and signature files attributed to Bataille (P18 and P109). - The source lists many structured identifiers and catalog references (a representative selection is included above under Archival, bibliographic and authority data). - The source records his fields and occupations in discrete coded form (occupation codes and field_of_work codes are present in the structured properties). These map in the human‑readable sections above to librarian, writer, draftsperson, philosopher and to fields such as philosophy, erotica, sociology, art history and aesthetics. (End of entry based strictly on the information and connections provided in the source material.) ## References 1. Integrated Authority File 2. Le Monde 3. BnF authorities 4. Museum of Modern Art online collection 5. The Peerage 6. Q113033325 7. The Fine Art Archive 8. International Standard Name Identifier 9. Virtual International Authority File 10. CiNii Research 11. [Source](https://theaterencyclopedie.nl/wiki/index.php?curid=277181) 12. MusicBrainz 13. Encyclopædia Britannica Online 14. RKDartists 15. SNAC 16. BD Gest' 17. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie 18. Roglo 19. Proleksis Encyclopedia 20. La France savante 21. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 22. Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers (1996 ed.) 23. [Source](http://www.ubu.com/film/bataille.html) 24. CONOR.SI 25. Goodreads 26. 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