Lycée Janson-de-Sailly stands as a monumental institution in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, with a history as dramatic as the destinies of its many illustrious alumni. Birthed from the betrayal of a wealthy Parisian lawyer, Alexandre-Emmanuel-François Janson de Sailly, who, upon discovering his wife's affair, disinherited her and willed his fortune to the creation…
Sociologist Michel Pinçon, who started as a sociologist of workers before turning to the transmission of wealth in the nobility and the upper middle class, died Monday at the age of 80. Most of his work was written in collaboration with his wife, Monique Pinçon-Charlot.