Background
Maranda, Pierre Jean was born on March 27, 1930 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Son of Lucien and Marie Alma (Rochette) Maranda.
Maranda, Pierre Jean was born on March 27, 1930 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Son of Lucien and Marie Alma (Rochette) Maranda.
Bachelor, University Laval, Quebec, 1949. Master of Arts, University Montreal, Quebec, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1966.
Dr honoris causa, Memorial University Newfoundland, 1984.
Assistant professor anthropology, U. Laval, 1955-1958;research professor, U. Laval, since 1975;professor, U. Laval, since 1976;department head, U. Laval, since 1989;tutor, Harvard University, 1964-1965;research fellow, Harvard University, 1966-1970;director studies, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, 6th Section, Paris, 1968-1969;associate professor, U. B.C. (Canada), Vancouver, 1969-1973;professor, U. B.C. (Canada), 1973-1975;professor étranger, College de France, Paris, 1975. Board directors several international research institutions. Visiting professor Universidade Federal, Rio de Janeiro, 1983, U. Toronto, 1987, 89, U. B.C., 1988, U. Libreville, Gabon, 1990, 91.
Structural Models in Folklore and Transformational Essays (with E.K. Kongas) 1963, French Kinship: Structure and History 1974, Mythology 1974, Soviet Structural Folkloristics 1974, Dialogue conjugal 1985, DISCAN: A Computer Programme for Discourse Analysis 1987, plus over 60 articles in scientific journals.
President Comité des Citoyens de Belvedere, Quebec, 1976-1983. Fellow Royal Society Canada, American Anthropological Association. Member International Semiotics Association, International Center Linguistics and Semiotics, Canada Institute Advanced Research (council), Canada Ethnological Society (former president), Canada Anthropology and Sociology Association (former president), Canada Semiotics Research Association (board directors), Canada Folklore Studies Association M C.
Married Elli Köngäs, March 12, 1963 (deceased). Children: Erik Pierre, Nicolas Martin.