Odon Vallet

Odon (Pierre Maurice Marie) Vallet, born in Paris (in the ^8th arrondissement ), the 3 September 1947 , is a specialist in French and religions.

Family

Son of John Vallet, former head of the insurance company GPA-Athena, who died in a car accident in 1954 ^and Mrs., nee Aubin Blanpr nurse. He inherited 320 million francs in 1989 (the equivalent of 69.75 million in 2010 . This property will be given to the Fondation de France - Fondation Vallet 1999.

Studies

He attended Catholic elementary school Bossuet in Paris , and high schools Montaigne and Louis-le-Grand. In 1964 , enrolled in high school elevation Brianon , there are many sports: cycling , skiing and mountaineering.

In 1970 , Odon Vallet graduated from Sciences-Po. As in 1971 - 1,973 , it follows the course of the Ena (promotion Franois-Rabelais) and obtained two doctorates in law and science of religions ( 1985 ).

Career

• Lecturer at Sciences-Po in Paris ( 1973 - 1989 ).
• Lecturer at the Universities of Paris I Panthon-Sorbonne and Paris VII Diderot (since 1990 ). He now teaches the general culture (contemporary political and social problems) in Bachelor of Public Administration and a Master of Public Law.
• Creator of the foundation Vallet ( 1999 ).
• Group Board of Popular Insurance (GPA) ( 1976 - 1977 ), Athena ( 1977 - 1989 ) of Eurassur (insurance brokerage) ( 1990 - 2002 ), Editions Gallimard Jeunesse ( 1998 - 2002 ) and Madrigall ( 1 999 - 2006 ), director ( one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five - 2003 ) and Vice-President (1998-2003) of the bank Eurofin.
• Auditor at the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Defense Nationale (IHEDN) ( 1982 - 1983 ).

There is also specialist in Asia , the Middle to the Far East (especially Vietnam ) and the Africa where he increased travel.

Believing that its resources as a teacher and writer largely cover its needs, he decided in 1999 to give the massive fortune he inherited ten years earlier his father, former leader of the insurance company GPA-Athena. It creates the foundation Odon Vallet, under the aegis of the Fondation de France .

Foundation Vallet

Odon Vallet founded with his brother, Jean-Daniel in 1999 , the foundation Odon Vallet. Placed under the aegis of the Fondation de France , the foundation provides students Vallet brilliant but underprivileged Paris from Benin and Vietnam ^, scholarships to help them continue their studies. This association would be the most lavish of Europe on scholarships .

Odon Vallet said about his foundation: "I have enough to live. I decided to honor my father, redistribute the money into an area I know well: education . . Indeed, "before making his fortune in insurance , my father, who was the son of a laborer, has been a major problem to complete his studies. That's why I want, thanks to his money, help kids who are experiencing the same difficulties. I also chose this cause because I am a teacher, "he says." I know the concerns of some students who do not always know where and how to find help, especially since the teachers do s 'not necessarily relevant to their personal situation. "

Vallet foundation aims to help disadvantaged young people in particular to continue their education by awarding scholarships. The beneficiaries of this foundation are students and students of the Academy of Paris , irrespective of their geographical origin, enrolled in art schools or colleges of art and technology professionals . A fellowship of 4000 Euros is offered to students enrolled in training within one of the following arts schools : Ecole Boulle , Graduate School of Applied Arts Duperr , National School of Applied Arts and crafts of art (ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres), cole Estienne , Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (ENSAD), National School of Industrial Design (ENSCI) , higher vocational school for graphic arts and architecture (EPSA), Goblins - Ecole de l'Image , European Foundation for the jobs of image and sound (The Fmis), Lyce Diderot (Paris) .

Quotes

• "My father, the son of laborers, kept goats for 12 years and I defend a conception of the public school where the only criteria are intellectual and where the purse does not count . "

• "It is when one sect does not like you, it is religion when you are accepted. "

Publications

• Hautes-Alpes - men and nature in the mountains, Editions Berger-Levrault , 1975.
• General culture, 1988.
• School or vanity considered a form of government, 1991.
• Women and Religion, 1994.
• The state and politics, 1994.
• Religions in the world, 1995.
• The Case of Oscar Wilde or the danger of leaving the Justice to pry into our bed sheets, Albin Michel , 1995.
• The major religions of today, 1998.
• The Shame and the Sacred, Albin Michel, 1998.
• What is religion?, Albin Michel, 1999.
• Jesus and Buddha, Albin Michel, 1999.
• Another History of Religions, 2000.
• The Song of Songs, 2000.
• Hymns to the Mother Earth, 2000.
• Hymns to male, 2000.
• Small Lexicon of misconceptions about religion, Albin Michel, 2002 , 2008.
• The Gospel of the Gentiles, Albin Michel, 2003 , 2006.
• God has moved - About a Pharisee released, Albin Michel, 2004.
• Small Lexicon of the religious wars of yesterday and today, Albin Michel, 2004.
• Small grammar of divine eroticism, Albin Michel, 2005.
• Divine Body, a book about artists Pierre et Gilles ditions du Chne, 2006.
• Little Glossary of key words, Albin Michel, 2001 , 2007.
• God is not dead ... but it is a bit ill, 2007.
• God and the Global Village, 2008.
• Children's Miracle - From the most disadvantaged schools to the major schools, Albin Michel, 2009.
• Odon Vallet: Biography Philanthropic, with William Herbaut and Guy-Pierre Chomette, Editions John Di Sciullo, 2010.

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