Jean-François Revel
(1924-2006)

Jean-François Revel 1999 Polaroid portrait of the french philosopher J.F. Rével Foto: Elsa Dorfman / CC BY 2.5

French writer and philosopher (1924–2006) – Jean-François Revel was born in Marseille (Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, the second largest city of France) on January 19th, 1924 and died in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (Commune in Val-de-Marne, France) on April 30th, 2006 at the age of 82. Today Jean-François Revel would be 100 years old.

Age

how old was Jean-François Revel when he died?

Jean-François Revel died in 2006 at the age of 82.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 19th, 1924 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Marseille Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, the second largest city of France
Death Date	April 30th, 2006 (Sunday)
Death place	Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Commune in Val-de-Marne, France
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Rat 鼠

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Jean-François Revel

Birthday

When was Jean-François Revel born?

Jean-François Revel was born on January 19th, 1924.

Death

When did Jean-François Revel die?

Jean-François Revel died on April 30th, 2006 at the age of 82 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (Commune in Val-de-Marne, France). Today Jean-François Revel would be 100 years old.