Background
Valentin, Jean-Marie was born on June 2, 1938 in Xertigny, Lorraine, France. Son of Louis and Augustine (Pierson) Valentin.
Valentin, Jean-Marie was born on June 2, 1938 in Xertigny, Lorraine, France. Son of Louis and Augustine (Pierson) Valentin.
License, University Nancy, France, 1960. Doctorate, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1963. Habilitation, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1977.
Research assistant, U. Nancy, 1965-1969; full professor, U. Nancy, 1979-1984; professor, U. Strasbourg, France, 1969-1979; full professor German literature, U. Sorbonne, Paris, since 1984; chairman, U. Sorbonne, Paris, since 1990. Director research unit National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, since 1988.
Member Deutsche Akademie Sprache und Dichtung.
Married Christiane Voirin, July 2, 1960. Children: Marie Christine, Laurence.