Background
REVERDIN, Olivier was born on July 15, 1913 in Geneva. Son of Henri Reverdin and Gabrielle Bouthillier de Beaumont.
professor politician and editor
REVERDIN, Olivier was born on July 15, 1913 in Geneva. Son of Henri Reverdin and Gabrielle Bouthillier de Beaumont.
University of Geneva and Paris, and Ecole Frangaise d’Athenes.
Lecturer and Assistant Professor Ancient Greek Literature, University of Geneva 1945-1958, Ordinary Professor 1958-1983, Honorary Professor since 1983. Parliament.; Chairman 1972-1979. Deputy (Liberal) of Geneva at the Conseil National 1955-1971, at Conseil des Etats 1971-1979.
Chairman Fondation Hardt pour l’Etude de l’Antiquite Classique since 1959.
Chairman Society Suisse des Sciences Humaines 1960-1968. Chairman 1968-1980; representative Consultative Assembly, Council of Europe 1964-1974, Chair, of the Cultural and Scientific Committee 1966, of the Committee Science and Technology 1967-1969, President, of the Assembly 1969-1972.
Chairman Fondation pour le Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae 1973-1981. Vice-President European Science Foundation 1974-1977.
Chairman Montres Rolex, South America since 1976, Sodeco Saia, South America 1975-1990, Fondation Baur Collections since 1984.
Fondation Baur 1984. Honorary Fellow Academy, of Athens, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Royal Belgian Academy, of Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Honorary Honorary degree (Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Ecole Polytechnique Lausanne).
Robert Schuman.
National Council for Scientific Research 1963-1980.
Married Renee Chaponniere in 1936.