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Maurice Blondel

1861 - 1949

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Maurice Blondel (; French: [blɔ̃dɛl]; 2 November 1861 – 4 June 1949) was a French philosopher, whose most influential works, notably L'Action, aimed at establishing the correct relationship between autonomous philosophical reasoning and Christian belief. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Blondel is the 634th most popular philosopher (down from 601st in 2019), the 2,005th most popular biography from France (down from 1,866th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Maurice Blondel ranks 634 out of 1,267. Before him are Yuri Lotman, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Yan Hui, Étienne Balibar, Syrianus, and Andreas Karlstadt. After him are Aristo of Chios, Yves Bonnefoy, Olympiodorus the Younger, Alexander of Hales, André Gorz, and Zou Yan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Maurice Blondel ranks 46. Before him are Walter Simons, Luigi Facta, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, Santiago Rusiñol, Nellie Melba, and Jurji Zaydan. After him are Ivana Kobilca, Stanislas de Guaita, Juhani Aho, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Louis Anquetin, and Alexey Kaledin. Among people deceased in 1949, Maurice Blondel ranks 54. Before him are Ellery Harding Clark, Yoshijirō Umezu, Alice Bailey, Husni al-Za'im, Wilhelm Adam, and Richard Dix. After him are Vítězslav Novák, Vasily Degtyaryov, Prince Harald of Denmark, Infanta Blanca of Spain, Momčilo Tapavica, and Walter Buch.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Blondel ranks 2,005 out of 6,770. Before him are Henriette of Cleves (1542), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), Théophile Delcassé (1852), Étienne Balibar (1942), Michel Hidalgo (1933), and Johann Hermann (1738). After him are Étienne Méhul (1763), Carolus-Duran (1837), Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine (1428), Nicole Fontaine (1942), Paul Durand-Ruel (1831), and Yves Bonnefoy (1923).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Maurice Blondel ranks 82. Before him are Georges Canguilhem (1904), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Jacques Ellul (1912), Henry Corbin (1903), Berengar of Tours (998), and Étienne Balibar (1942). After him are Yves Bonnefoy (1923), Pierre Hadot (1922), Émile Chartier (1868), Amalric of Bena (1150), Paul Nizan (1905), and Paul Virilio (1932).

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