Étienne Gilson

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French person historian of philosophy human neo-Thomist philosopher philosopher

Étienne Gilson was a prominent 20th-century French philosopher and historian of medieval thought, renowned as a leading neo-Thomist and scholar of Christian philosophy.

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instanceOf French person ⓘ
historian of philosophy ⓘ
human ⓘ
neo-Thomist philosopher ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
award received Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form: Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur

Order of Canada ⓘ
country of citizenship France ⓘ
date of birth 1884-06-13 ⓘ
date of death 1978-09-19 ⓘ
educated at Collège de France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sorbonne NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Collège de France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies ⓘ
University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Gilson ⓘ
field of work Christian philosophy ⓘ
history of philosophy ⓘ
medieval philosophy ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
givenName Étienne NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Jacques Maritain ⓘ
Joseph Owens ⓘ
Ralph McInerny ⓘ
influenced by Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Aquinas
language of work or name English ⓘ
French ⓘ
main interest Christian philosophy ⓘ
St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Aquinas

medieval scholasticism ⓘ
member of Académie française ⓘ
movement Thomism ⓘ
Neo-scholasticism ⓘ
surface form: neo-Thomism
notable work Being and Some Philosophers ⓘ
History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages ⓘ
The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy ⓘ
The Unity of Philosophical Experience ⓘ
occupation philosophy professor ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
place of birth Paris ⓘ
place of death Cravant NERFINISHED ⓘ
position held founding director of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies ⓘ
professor at the Collège de France ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
sex or gender male ⓘ

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