Background
Riviere, Claude was born on December 24, 1932 in Curzon, France. Son of Joseph and Maria (Ageneau) Riviere.
educator social anthropologist
Riviere, Claude was born on December 24, 1932 in Curzon, France. Son of Joseph and Maria (Ageneau) Riviere.
Lic, Catholic University, Angers, France, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophie, University Poitiers, France, 1964. Doctor es Lettres, Sorbonne, Paris, 1975.
Teacher elementary school, Les Sables d'Olonne, France, 1951-1955; teacher secondary school, Angers, 1958-1960; lecturer, Catholic U., Angers, 1960-1964; professor, dean, Faculty Social Sciences, Conakry, Guinea, 1964-1968; professor, founder and chief department social science, U. Lomé, Togo, 1976-1980; professor social anthropology, Sorbonne (Paris V), 1968-1976, 80-; director Laboratory d'ethnologie, Sorbonne (Paris V), 1984-1993. Director Centre de Recherches Africaines, Paris, 1983-1985.
Served with French Military, 1955-1957, Algeria.
Married Anne Chauvigne, August 10, 1960. Children: Siegfried, Annabelle.