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Jacqueline Worms de Romilly (born March 26, 1913) is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 philologist
Philology

Philology, derived from the Greek language considers both morphology and Meaning in linguistic expression, combining linguistics and literary studies....
 of Jewish ancestry

in Chartres
Chartres

Chartres is a town and Communes of France and capital of the Eure-et-Loir Departments of France in north-central France It is located southwest of Paris in central France....
, she studied at the lycée Molière, where she was the winner of the Concours général
Concours général

In France, the concours g?n?ral is a national competition held every year between students of Premi?re and Terminale in almost all subjects taught in both general, technological and professional high schools....
 de latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 and took the second prize in Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 in 1930. She then prepared for the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure

The ?cole normale sup?rieure is a France Grandes ?coles . The ENS was initially conceived during the French Revolution, and intended to provide the First French Republic with a new body of teacher, trained in the critical spirit and secular values of the the Enlightenment....
 at the lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand

The Lyc?e Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Coll?ge de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage....
. She entered ENS Ulm in the class of 1933. She then passed the agrégation
Agrégation

In France, the agr?gation is a French Civil Service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agr?g?s....
 of Classics in 1936, and became a doctor
Doctor (title)

Doctor means teacher in Latin language. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docere . It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university....
 of letters in 1947.

After having taught for some time in a school
School

File:Primary Student of Pakistan.JPGA school , is an institution designed to allow and encourage students to education, under the supervision of teachers....
, she became a professor first at the University
University

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 of Lille
Lille

Lille is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Urban Community of Lille M?tropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille....
 and subsequently at the Sorbonne
University of Paris

The historic University of Paris first appeared in the 12th century. In 1970 it was reorganized as 13 autonomous university . The university is often referred to as the Sorbonne or La Sorbonne after the collegiate institution founded about 1257 by Robert de Sorbon....
 (from 1957 to 1973).






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Jacqueline Worms de Romilly (born March 26, 1913) is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 philologist
Philology

Philology, derived from the Greek language considers both morphology and Meaning in linguistic expression, combining linguistics and literary studies....
 of Jewish ancestry

Biography

Born in Chartres
Chartres

Chartres is a town and Communes of France and capital of the Eure-et-Loir Departments of France in north-central France It is located southwest of Paris in central France....
, she studied at the lycée Molière, where she was the winner of the Concours général
Concours général

In France, the concours g?n?ral is a national competition held every year between students of Premi?re and Terminale in almost all subjects taught in both general, technological and professional high schools....
 de latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 and took the second prize in Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 in 1930. She then prepared for the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure

The ?cole normale sup?rieure is a France Grandes ?coles . The ENS was initially conceived during the French Revolution, and intended to provide the First French Republic with a new body of teacher, trained in the critical spirit and secular values of the the Enlightenment....
 at the lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand

The Lyc?e Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Coll?ge de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage....
. She entered ENS Ulm in the class of 1933. She then passed the agrégation
Agrégation

In France, the agr?gation is a French Civil Service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agr?g?s....
 of Classics in 1936, and became a doctor
Doctor (title)

Doctor means teacher in Latin language. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docere . It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university....
 of letters in 1947.

After having taught for some time in a school
School

File:Primary Student of Pakistan.JPGA school , is an institution designed to allow and encourage students to education, under the supervision of teachers....
, she became a professor first at the University
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 of Lille
Lille

Lille is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Urban Community of Lille M?tropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille....
 and subsequently at the Sorbonne
University of Paris

The historic University of Paris first appeared in the 12th century. In 1970 it was reorganized as 13 autonomous university . The university is often referred to as the Sorbonne or La Sorbonne after the collegiate institution founded about 1257 by Robert de Sorbon....
 (from 1957 to 1973). She was then elevated to the chair of Greek and the development of moral and political thought at the Collège de France
Collège de France

The Coll?ge de France is a higher education and research establishment located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Ecoles....
 — the first woman nominated to this prestigious institution. In 1988, she was the second woman (after Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar

Marguerite Yourcenar was a French novelist. She was the first woman elected to the Acad?mie fran?aise in 1980, and the seventeenth to occupy Seat 3....
) to enter the Académie française
Académie française

L'Acad?mie fran?aise, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent France learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Acad?mie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to Louis XIII of France....
, being elected to Chair #7, previously occupied by André Roussin. In 1995, she obtained Greek nationality and in 2000 was nominated Ambassador of Hellenism by the Greek government.

She was at one time president of the Association Guillaume Budé
Association Guillaume Budé

The Aassociation Guillaume Bud?, named after the 16th century humanist Guillaume Bud?, is a France cultural and learned society dedicated to the promotion of Humanities....
, and remains the honorary president of that institution.

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