Christian Biet

Christian Biet (12 May 1952 – 13 July 2020) was a French professor of theatrical studies. His main work focused on the aesthetics of theatre.
Biography.
Biet was born into a family of teachers. After his secondary studies and khâgne at the Lycée Condorcet, he worked as an auditor at the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud. Alongside his close friends, Jean-Luc Rispali and Jean-Paul Brighelli, Biet succeeded with his aggregation in 1975. In 1982, they published a series of historical works for Lagarde et Michard. They collaborated on other works regarding Alexandre Dumas and surrealism.
After completing his education, Biet worked as a lecturer at Paris Nanterre University before becoming a theatre professor in 1986. He supervised 42 theses at Paris Nanterre. He also served as the director of the History and Arts Representation unit at the University. He became a member of the Institut Universitaire de France in 2006, and started working for "Théâtre/Public" in 2007.
Christian Biet died in a traffic collision in Poitiers on 13 July 2020 at the age of 68.
Publications.
Articles.
Christian Biet published numerous articles in "Communications", "Droit et Société", "Le Fablier", "Revue des Amis de Jean de La Fontaine", "Les Cahiers du GRIF", "Littératures classiques", "Théâtre/Public", and others.