Biography

Jean Cazeneuve (17 May 1915 – 4 October 2005) was a French sociologist and anthropologist. Apart from being a scholar, he has been involved with Radio and TV at the executive level; from 1964 till 1974 he has been president of the French public Radio and TV agency (ORTF), after which he has been chairman of TF1, the first French national-wide channel, till 1978. He joined the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in 1973, of which became president in 1983. He is highly regarded for his illuminating contribution to the study the ritual clowns. Source: Article "Jean Cazeneuve" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.Read More...