Background
Turcan, Robert Alain was born on June 22, 1929 in Paris. Son of Pierre Joseph Marie and Yvonne Georgette (Bayle) Turcan.
social sciences and history professor
Turcan, Robert Alain was born on June 22, 1929 in Paris. Son of Pierre Joseph Marie and Yvonne Georgette (Bayle) Turcan.
Student, Lycee Louis le Grand, Paris, 1952. License agregation (honorary), Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, 1955.
With Ecole Francaise de Rome, 1955-1957, professor Latin literature, 1963-1974, professor Roman and Gallo-Roman archaeology, 1974-1987, University Paris IV, since 1987. Director antiquities Rhône-Alpes, Lyon, 1975-1976. Director research Center d'Etudes Romaines et Gallo-Romaines, Lyon, 1975-1984.
Corresponding member Deutsches Archaeologisches Institute zu Berlin, Institute de France, Central European Academy of Sciences and Art.
Married Marie Jeanne Marguerite Deleani, December 28, 1956. Children: Isabelle, Pierre, Anne Marie.