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Bruno Latour

1947 - 2022

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Bruno Latour (; French: [latuʁ]; 22 June 1947 – 9 October 2022) was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. He was especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies (STS). After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation) from 1982 to 2006, he became professor at Sciences Po Paris (2006–2017), where he was the scientific director of the Sciences Po Medialab. He retired from several university activities in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Latour is the 284th most popular philosopher (up from 285th in 2019), the 768th most popular biography from France (down from 738th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Philosopher. Learn more about Bruno Latour's academic impact at Rankless.

Bruno Latour is a French philosopher and anthropologist. He is most famous for his work in the field of science and technology studies. He is also known for his work in the field of sociology of knowledge.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bruno Latour ranks 284 out of 1,267. Before him are Ammonius Saccas, Priscus, Sri Aurobindo, Abraham ibn Ezra, Bayazid Bastami, and Ramana Maharshi. After him are Epimenides, Hans Jonas, Thomas Carlyle, Speusippus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, and Jacques Maritain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bruno Latour ranks 48. Before him are Roger D. Kornberg, Sam Neill, James Woods, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Stephen Collins, and Gigliola Cinquetti. After him are Michio Kaku, Aaron Ciechanover, Jonathan Pryce, Rob Rensenbrink, Ron Dennis, and Farrah Fawcett. Among people deceased in 2022, Bruno Latour ranks 40. Before him are James Caan, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dietrich Mateschitz, Peter Brook, Ray Liotta, and Wolfgang Petersen. After him are Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Robert Curl, Sidney Altman, William Hurt, Mylène Demongeot, and Louise Fletcher.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bruno Latour ranks 768 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Chevalier (1888), Louis Le Vau (1612), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), David Guetta (1967), and Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698). After him are Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), Louis Renault (1877), Peter Waldo (1140), Dom Pérignon (1639), Armand Fallières (1841), and Guntram (532).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Bruno Latour ranks 37. Before him are Gabriel Marcel (1889), Roger Garaudy (1913), Nicole Oresme (1323), François Fénelon (1651), Sebastian Brant (1458), and Raymond Aron (1905). After him are Jacques Maritain (1882), Guy Debord (1931), Roscellinus (1050), Georges Sorel (1847), Henri Lefebvre (1901), and Félix Guattari (1930).

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