Iaroslav serpan biography definition
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also known asJaroslav Sossountzov
mathematicianpaintersculptorwriter
Jaroslav Serpan was a Czech-French painter, sculptor, writer and mathematician.
Iaroslav serpan biography definition
Background
Jaroslav Serpan (born Jaroslav Sossountzov) was born on June 4, 1922 in Karlstejn, Czech Republic. His parents were Russian emigrants.
Serpan came to France with his family in 1926 and settled in Versailles.
Education
Jaroslav Serpan studied biology and mathematics at the Sorbonne University, Paris, starting in 1939, and in 1953 he received a doctorate degree in statistical biology from the same institution.
He never studied painting at the university and was a self-taught painter.
Career
Jaroslav Serpan taught at Sorbonne University since graduating from the university and until his death.
His job did not prevent him from starting to write and to paint since 1940.
Serpan exhibited in 1947 at the Maeght Gallery on a program