Vanier, Jean, 1928-2019
URI(s)
Fuller Name
- Jean François Antoine
Variants
- バニエジャン, 1928-2019
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1928-09-10
Death Date
- 2019-05-07
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Faith and Light (Association)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Arche (Association)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Toronto
Birth Place
- Geneva (Switzerland)
Associated Language
- French
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Group homes for the developmentally disabled
Church work with the developmentally disabled--Catholic Church
Occupation
Additional Related Forms
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Sources
- found: His In weakness, strength, 1969.
- found: Man and woman, God made them, 2008:t.p. (Jean Vanier) p. 4 of cover (founder of l'Arche and co-founder of Faith and Light, communities with and for people with disabilities)
- found: New York times WWW site, viewed May 8, 2019(in obituary published May 7: Jean Vanier; Jean François Antoine Vanier; b. Sept. 10, 1928, Geneva, where his father, Georges Vanier, a much-decorated Canadian military hero, was posted with the League of Nations; the family was living in France when World War II began and forced to evacuate by ship to Britain as the Germans advanced; they later returned to Canada; at 13, Jean persuaded his parents to let him move to England to study at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth; by the time he finished his training the war had ended, although he spent time with both the British Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy; resigned his commission in 1950; spent several years living in a contemplative community near Paris; taught philosophy for a time at the University of Toronto; traveled back to France in 1963; d. Tuesday [May 7, 2019], Paris, aged 90; dedicated his life to improving conditions for people on the margins and founded two worldwide organizations for those with developmental disabilities: L'Arche and Faith and Light)
LC Classification
- PR6072.A73
Editorial Notes
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1980-06-17: new
- 2019-05-24: revised
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