PHILOSOPHER

Pierre Duhem

1861 - 1916

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Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem (French: [pjɛʁ mɔʁis maʁi dy.ɛm, moʁ-] ; 9 June 1861 – 14 September 1916) was a French theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and the theory of elasticity. Duhem was also a prolific historian of science, noted especially for his pioneering work on the European Middle Ages. As a philosopher of science, Duhem is credited with the "Duhem–Quine thesis" on the indeterminacy of experimental criteria. Duhem's opposition to positivism was partly informed by his traditionalist Catholicism, an outlook that put him at odds with the dominant academic currents in France during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Duhem is the 484th most popular philosopher (up from 494th in 2019), the 1,397th most popular biography from France (up from 1,484th in 2019) and the 65th most popular French Philosopher.

Pierre Duhem is most famous for his work in the philosophy of science, especially his work on the Duhem-Quine thesis.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pierre Duhem ranks 484 out of 1,267. Before him are Gaius Musonius Rufus, Philodemus, Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Michel de Certeau, Ernest Gellner, and Leo Strauss. After him are Ronald Dworkin, Dicaearchus, John Gray, Zengzi, Ernst Troeltsch, and Yi I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Pierre Duhem ranks 36. Before him are Anton Arensky, István Tisza, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Ranavalona III, Armando Diaz, and Michel Verne. After him are Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Henry Gantt, M. Visvesvaraya, Walter Simons, Luigi Facta, and Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1916, Pierre Duhem ranks 43. Before him are Gaston Maspero, Victoriano Huerta, Jean Webster, Gérard Encausse, Hugo Münsterberg, and Julius Fučík. After him are Théodule-Armand Ribot, Oskar Backlund, Hans Richter, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Vasily Surikov, and Thibaw Min.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Duhem ranks 1,397 out of 6,770. Before him are Léo Taxil (1854), Benedict of Aniane (750), Michel de Certeau (1925), Ernest Gellner (1925), Michel Verne (1861), and Amandus (600). After him are Arnulf of Metz (582), Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Magnentius (303), Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1198), and Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Pierre Duhem ranks 65. Before him are Alain de Lille (1117), Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Maine de Biran (1766), Guillaume Budé (1467), Michel de Certeau (1925), and Ernest Gellner (1925). After him are Petrus Ramus (1515), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Jean-Luc Nancy (1940), Victor Cousin (1792), Michel Serres (1930), and Gersonides (1288).

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