PHILOSOPHER

Jean Vanier

1928 - 2019

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Jean Vanier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ vanje], September 10, 1928 – May 7, 2019) was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche, an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them. In 1971, he co-founded Faith and Light with Marie-Hélène Mathieu, which also works for people with developmental disabilities, their families, and friends in over 80 countries. He continued to live as a member of the original L'Arche community in Trosly-Breuil, France, until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Vanier is the 758th most popular philosopher (up from 762nd in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 231st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jean Vanier ranks 758 out of 1,267. Before him are Amelius, Mark Fisher, Robert Filmer, Albinus, Asclepigenia, and Theodor Lessing. After him are Mortimer J. Adler, Cerinthus, Daisaku Ikeda, Thiruvalluvar, Luigi Guido Grandi, and F. H. Bradley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jean Vanier ranks 183. Before him are Peter Taylor, Vitaliy Masol, Jack Tramiel, Nicolas Hayek, Robert Badinter, and Borisav Jović. After him are Daisaku Ikeda, Donald Judd, Vincent Gigante, Leyla Gencer, Howard S. Becker, and Henry Silva. Among people deceased in 2019, Jean Vanier ranks 145. Before him are Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Krishna Sobti, Václav Vorlíček, Princess Alix of Luxembourg, France-Albert René, and Rip Torn. After him are Edith González, Carmen Argenziano, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Gershon Kingsley, Kevin Roche, and Peggy Lipton.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Vanier ranks 237 out of 1,015. Before him are George de Mestral (1907), Emil Brunner (1889), Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968), Robert Miles (1969), Ferdinand Kübler (1919), and Raoul Pictet (1846). After him are Françoise-Louise de Warens (1699), Umberto Agnelli (1934), Walther Ritz (1878), François-Alphonse Forel (1841), Stan Wawrinka (1985), and Ubol Ratana (1951).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Switzerland

Among philosophers born in Switzerland, Jean Vanier ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712), Benjamin Constant (1767), Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821), Emer de Vattel (1714), and Frithjof Schuon (1907). After him are Denis de Rougemont (1906), Tariq Ramadan (1962), and Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768).

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