Jean-Pierre Vernant
French historian
Died when: 93 years 5 days (1116 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
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Jean-Pierre Vernant (French: [v??n?~];January 4, 1914 – January 9, 2007) was a French historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece.Influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Vernant developed a structuralist approach to Greek myth, tragedy, and society which would itself be influential among classical scholars.
He was an honorary professor at the Collège de France.
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