Luc de Heusch

Background

Heusch, Luc de was born on May 7, 1927 in Brussels. Son of Fernand and Léonie (Becq) de Heusch.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, University Brussels, 1955. Doctor (honorary), University Strasbourg, France, 1992.

Career

Researcher, Institute Science Research in Control Africa, Brussels, 1952-1955; lecturer, U. Brussels, 1955-1958; professor, U. Brussels, 1960-1992; emeritus professor, U. Brussels, since 1992. Associate professor Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 1966-1968, 72-75;fellow Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, California, 1980-1981. Director Center Cultural Anthropology, U. Brussels, 1966-1992, Laboratory African Systems of Thought, National Science Research Center, Paris, 1972-1979.

Achievements

• Luc de Heusch has been listed as a notable anthropologist, writer, filmmaker by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Drunken King, or, The Origin of the State (African Systems of Thought)

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  • THE DRUNKEN KING Or THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE. Trsl. & annotated, Roy Willis
  • Sacrifice in Africa: A Structuralist Approach (Themes in social anthropology)
  • The Drunken King, or, The Origin of the State (African Systems of Thought) by Luc de Heusch (1982-07-22)
  • The Drunken King, or, The Origin of the State (African Systems of Thought) by Luc de Heusch (1982-07-22) Hardcover

Membership

Fellow Anthropol. Institute Great Britain (honorary). Member Academy Royal Belgique. M C.

Connections

Married Linda O'Brien, 1979 (divorced 1986). 1 child, Sarah.

Father:

Fernand Heusch

Mother:

Léonie (Becq) Heusch

Spouse:

Linda O'Brien

child:

Sarah Heusch