Back Richard Descoings German Richard Descoings Finnish Richard Descoings French Richard Descoings Italian Richard Descoings Polish Richard Descoings Portuguese 戴國安 Chinese
Richard Descoings | |
|---|---|
 Richard Descoings (right) | |
| Director of Sciences Po | |
| In office 1996–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Lancelot |
| Succeeded by | Frédéric Mion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1958 Paris, France |
| Died | 3 April 2012 (aged 53) New York City, United States |
| Spouse |
Nadia Marik (m. 2004) |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Richard Descoings (French: [ʁiʃaʁ dekwɛ̃]; June 23, 1958 – April 3, 2012[1]) was a French civil servant. He was serving as the Director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'études politiques de Paris or Sciences Po Paris),[2][3] and as such as the Chief Administrator of the National Foundation of Political Science (Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, FNSP). These two entities are collectively referred to as Sciences Po (see Use of Sciences Po), and are two of the most prestigious public policy research and teaching bodies in Europe.[4] Descoings was also a senior member of the Conseil d'État.
- ^ Sciences Po : l'intrigante mort de Richard Descoings, Le Point, le 4 avril 2012
- ^ "Richard Descoings". OECD. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Director's statement". SciencesPo. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ Toure, Madina (4 April 2012). "Sciences Po president found dead after missing Columbia conference". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 4 July 2015.