Ph.D., University of Strasbourg (2022, Epistemology and History of Science)
M.A., Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University (2018, History and Theory of the Arts)
M.A., Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2016, Contemporary Philosophy and Art History)
Victor grew up and received his education in France. After having pursued graduate studies in philosophy and art history in Paris, he completed his doctoral degree in history of science at the University of Strasbourg. He moved to the United States in 2016 and lived in Los Angeles and Chicago before coming to New York. His research focuses primarily on the history of nineteenth-century paleontology. Victor also researches and writes about dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in popular culture, such as in movies, comics, and paintings. He teaches courses on the history of science, the history of forensic science, trial history, and ideas of justice.
HIS 131 - Introduction to the History of Modern Science (Fall 2023)
HIS 131 - Women in Science, 1800s to Today (Winter 2024)
HIS 255 - Famous Trials That Made History: Science in the Courtroom (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
HJS 250 - Justice in Western Traditions (Spring 2024)
The Dinotherium and the Acropolis: Albert Gaudry’s reconstruction of the extinct fauna of Attica and the making of Greece into a European state (1850s–1860s). Earth Sciences History, Vol. 43, Issue 2, 2024 [forthcoming].
Paleontologists and Paleo-artists: The Lost Pioneers of Time Travel. Prehistoric Times, Issue 149, Spring 2024, p. 46-48.
The history of Earth in free verse: a French translation and discussion of an excerpt from the poem Sacred Sites by Susan Suntree. Arts et Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2023, p. 61-71.
From Fossils to Pixels: Palaeontologists Playing and Streaming Digital Games. Interview with Jake Atterby and Caitlin Syme from the Palaeocast Gaming Network. Acta Ludologica, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2023, p. 112-117
The Dinosaur Renaissance 1960s–1980s: A Foundational Episode for the Historiography of Paleoart. HoST – Journal of History of Science and Technology, Vol. 17, Issue 1, 2023, p. 4-16.
Putting the History of Paleontology to Work. The Palaeontology Newsletter, Vol. 112, March 2023, p. 68-70.
Reading Omens in the Escape of Genetically Engineered Dinosaurs, 1970s–1990s. Configurations, Vol. 31, Issue 1, 2023, p. 35-59.