Georges Vigarello

About the author

Born in Monaco in 1941, Georges Vigarello is a French historian and sociologist whose work sits at the intersection of cultural history and the social sciences. As Research Director at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, he has built a distinguished career examining how societies have understood, disciplined, and represented the human body across the centuries. His research spans the history of hygiene, shifting bodily ideals, and the social dimensions of sport — fields in which he has become a leading scholarly voice.