Paul Larivaille

Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac on 14 September 1932, Larivaille earned an Agrégation d'italien [fr] in 1955^[3] and a doctorate in 1972 from Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III.^[4] He began teaching at the Lycée de Montluçon from 1951 to 1954 before earning a scholarship to study at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. He then taught at the Lycée de garçons de Bourg-en-Bresse for two years.^[5] From 1959 to 1966, he taught at the Lycée Condorcet before moving on to Paris Nanterre University.^[6]

He grew his career significantly at Paris Nanterre, receiving the Prix Thérouanne in 1980^[7] and supervising theses from the 1980s.^[8] From 1 June 1988 to 31 May 1993, he was president of the university, preceding and succeeding Michel Imberty [fr].^[9] He also conducted research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, retiring in 1996.^[10]

Larivaille died on 15 January 2026, at the age of 93.^[11]