Background
Pressouyre, Léon was born on January 27, 1935 in Bayonne, France. Son of Ferdinand Pierre and Jeanne Marie (Diharce) Pressouyre.
consultant medieval archeology educator
Pressouyre, Léon was born on January 27, 1935 in Bayonne, France. Son of Ferdinand Pierre and Jeanne Marie (Diharce) Pressouyre.
Licence d'Histoire, Université de Bordeaux, 1960. Licence d'Archéologie, Université de Bordeaux, 1960. Agrégation d'Histoire, University Paris, 1963.
Doctorat es Lettres, University Strasbourg, 1979.
Member Ecole française d'archéologie, Rome, 1964-1966. Attaché Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 1967-1970, maître de recherche, 1973-1980. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971-1972.
Professor medieval archeology University Paris, since 1980, chairman department art and archaeology, 1987-1989, vice president, 1989-1997. Focillon fellow Yale University, 1967-1968. Visiting professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979.
Chairman medieval section Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1980-1982. Permanent expert International Council Monuments and Sites, Paris, 1980-1990. Special adviser to director general United Nations Educational, 1996-1999.
Member Ecole française d"archéologie, Rome, 1964-1966. Member Institute.for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971-1972. Served to Lieutenant French Armed Forces, 1960-1962.
Member Société nationale des antiquaires deFrance (chairman 1991), Commission nationale de l"inventaire, Comitédes travaux historiques et scientifiques (vice president 1991-1993).
Married Sylvia Paule Capitaine, July 29, 1961 (deceased 1987). Married Katérina Stenou, September 9, 1995. Children: Karitini, Fivos, Basile.