Piaget

Molly Jones - Jean Piaget

  • Birth

    Jean Piaget was born in Switzerland.
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    Life Span

  • Piaget returned to Switzerland as In 1921, as director of the Rousseau Institute in Geneva.

    In 1921, Piaget returned to Switzerland as director of the Rousseau Institute in Geneva.
  • Married

    In 1923, he married Valentine Châtenay; the couple had three children, whom Piaget studied from infancy.
  • Honorary Doctorate

    Piaget recieved an honorary doctorate from Harvard in 1936.
  • Invited to serve as cheif consultant at two conferences.

    In 1964, Piaget was invited to serve as chief consultant at two conferences at Cornell University (March 11–13) and University of California, Berkeley (March 16–18).
  • Balzan Prize for Social and Political Sciences

    In 1979 he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Social and Political Sciences.
  • Death

    Piaget died on September 16th 1980 of old age.