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René Huyghe

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French art historian (1906-1997)

FranceAcademicsLived 1906 to 1997 · aged 90
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René Huyghe was a French writer on the history, psychology and philosophy of art. He was also a curator at the Louvre's department of paintings, a professor at the Collège de France director of the Musée Jacquemart-André, and, beginning in 1960 a member of the Académie Française.

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1966Erasmus Prize
1956Broquette-Gonin prize
1953Eugène Carrière Prize
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Concours général

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René Huyghe was a French writer on the history, psychology and philosophy of art. He was also a curator at the Louvre's department of paintings, a professor at the Collège de France director of the Musée Jacquemart-André, and, beginning in 1960 a member of the Académie Française. He was the father of the writer François-Bernard Huyghe.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1997 · aged 90
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20 languages

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