Claude Calame, born in Lausanne in 1943, is a Swiss Hellenist and anthropologist, author of works on Greek mythology and society in ancient Greece. Retired director of studies of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris), he is a member of the Scientific Council of ATTAC, the League of Human Rights, Ensemble (Paris 11th) and SolidaritéS (Switzerland), an anti-capitalist left party, and of the board of SOS-Asile (Lausanne).