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Étienne Gilson

1884 - 1978

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Étienne Henri Gilson (French: [ʒilsɔ̃]; 13 June 1884 – 19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes; he also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas, although he did not consider himself a neo-Thomist philosopher. In 1946, he attained the distinction of being elected an "Immortal" (member) of the Académie française. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Étienne Gilson is the 421st most popular philosopher (down from 390th in 2019), the 1,234th most popular biography from France (down from 1,109th in 2019) and the 57th most popular French Philosopher.

Gilson is most famous for his work on medieval philosophy. He was a professor at the Sorbonne and wrote many books about medieval philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Étienne Gilson ranks 421 out of 1,267. Before him are Francis Hutcheson, Alain de Benoist, Adolf von Harnack, Masanobu Fukuoka, John Toland, and Yi Hwang. After him are Gargi Vachaknavi, Dong Zhongshu, Timon of Phlius, Michael J. Sandel, Pavel Florensky, and Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Étienne Gilson ranks 39. Before him are Rajendra Prasad, Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Max Beckmann, Panait Istrati, Otto Rank, and Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland. After him are Antonín Zápotocký, Petru Groza, Hugo Gernsback, Robert J. Flaherty, Eugène Tisserant, and Maria Spiridonova. Among people deceased in 1978, Étienne Gilson ranks 41. Before him are James B. Conant, Herta Oberheuser, Shozo Tsugitani, József Bozsik, Nazli Sabri, and Ed Wood. After him are Claude François, Norman Rockwell, Ida Noddack, Charles Boyer, Musa al-Sadr, and Keith Moon.

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In France

Among people born in France, Étienne Gilson ranks 1,234 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Maurice Ronet (1927), Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844), Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), and Gottfried von Strassburg (1180). After him are Bertrade de Montfort (1070), Élisée Reclus (1830), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Paul Bourget (1852), and Abbé Pierre (1912).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Étienne Gilson ranks 57. Before him are Edgar Morin (1921), Antoine Arnauld (1612), Richard Avenarius (1843), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Jean Gerson (1363), and Alain de Benoist (1943). After him are Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), Alain de Lille (1117), Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Maine de Biran (1766), Guillaume Budé (1467), and Michel de Certeau (1925).

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