Michel Arrivé
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Michel Arrivé | |
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| Born | 7 December 1936 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Died | 3 April 2017 (aged 80) Saint-Cloud, France |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, author |
Michel Arrivé (7 December 1936 – 3 April 2017) was a French novelist, short story writer, linguist and academic. He was a Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at Paris Nanterre University from 1983 to 2006. He authored several novels and short stories.
Michel Arrivé was born on 7 December 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.[1] His father was an engineer and his mother was a schoolteacher.[1] His father was arrested in 1940, and Arrivé was raised by his extended family during the war.[1]
Arrivé earned his Baccalauréat at 16.[1] He passed Khâgne at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and earned the agrégation at 21.[1]
Career
Arrivé began his career as a high school teacher in Évreux and Pontoise.[1] He subsequently became Frédéric Deloffre's assistant at the University of Paris.[1] He taught linguistics at the University of Tours,[1] until he became a Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at Paris Nanterre University in 1983.[2] He retired in 2006.[1] During the course of his career, he published academic research about Alfred Jarry, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan and Ferdinand de Saussure.[3]
Arrivé was also a novelist and short story writer in 1977.[2][3]
