Étienne Gilson

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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
Sorbonne University
surface form: Sorbonne
employer Collège de France
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris

University of Toronto
familyName Gilson
field of work Christian philosophy
history of philosophy
medieval philosophy
philosophy
givenName Étienne
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
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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The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy author Étienne Gilson
Being and Some Philosophers author Étienne Gilson