Jacques Voisine (born in 1914): a teacher and researcher serving the comparatist community

The main fields of Jacques Voisine's activity are presented in the followin g items: he is a) a specialist of Anglo-French literary relationships in th e 18th century; b) a searcher involved in the praxis of European literature from Enlightenment to Romanticism; c) the editor of the RLC; d) a critical mediator who uses his mastery of languages to write many book reviews. The international commitment of Jacques Voisine, whose scientific work display s a "method in action", is put in the foreground.