Background
Besançon, Alain Justin was born on April 25, 1932 in Paris. Son of Justin Louis and Madeleine (De Lagrange) Besançon.
Besançon, Alain Justin was born on April 25, 1932 in Paris. Son of Justin Louis and Madeleine (De Lagrange) Besançon.
Diploma, Institute Political Study, Paris, 1952. Doctoral degree, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1975.
With, School of High Study, Paris, since 1964; director studies, School of High Study, Paris, since 1975. Visiting associate professor Columbia University, 1966, Rochester Institute Technology, 1968. Visiting fellow Kennady Institute, Washington, 1975, Hoover Institution, 1981-1982, Princeton University, 1995, All Souls College, Oxford, England, 1987.
Member Academy Moral and Political Sciences of Institute of France (elected 1996), Le Siècle.
Married Marie Goldstyn, October 26, 1954. Children: Sophie, Martin, Agnès, Serge.