Gabriel Le Bras

Gabriel Le Bras
Born July 23, 1891
Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, Britanny, France
Died February 18, 1970
Paris, France
Occupation Jurist, sociologist

Gabriel Le Bras (1891-1970) was a French legal scholar and sociologist.[1][2]

Early life

Gabriel Le Bras was born on July 23, 1891 in Paimpol, France.[3][4] He received a Doctorate and the Agrégation in Laws in 1922.[3]

Career

Le Bras was a Professor of Law at the University of Strasbourg from 1923 to 1929.[3] He was director of research in the Sociology of Religion at the École pratique des hautes études from 1945 to 1962.[3] He served as the Dean of the Law School at the University of Paris from 1959 to 1962.[3]

Le Bras became a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in 1962.[3]

Death

Le Bras died on February 18, 1970 in Paris, France.[3]

References

  1. Desroche, Henri (1970). "Gabriel Le Bras (1891-1970)". Archives de sociologie des religions 29 (1): 2–5. Retrieved April 18, 2016 via Persée.
  2. Maître, Jacques (1970). "Gabriel Le Bras, briseur de barrages (1891-1970)". Revue française de sociologie 11 (4): 577–579. Retrieved April 18, 2016 via Persée.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gabriel Le Bras (1891-1970)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. Hervieu-Léger, Danièle (2010). Dictionnaire des faits religieux. Paris: Presses universitaires de France. ISBN 9782130545767. OCLC 708371870 via Archives des sciences sociales des religions.
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