Francisco Varela

Summary

Francisco Varela is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Talcahuano^[2]. He was born on September 7, 1946^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on May 28, 2001^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6] and neuroscientist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Francisco Varela's place of birth was Talcahuano^[2].
• Francisco Varela died in Paris^[4].
• Francisco Varela died in 11th arrondissement of Paris^[9].
• Francisco Varela was born on September 7, 1946^[3].
• Francisco Varela died on May 28, 2001^[5].
• Francisco Varela was married to Amy Cohen-Varela^[10].
• A child of Francisco Varela was Leonor Varela^[11].
• Francisco Varela held citizenship in Chile^[12].
• Francisco Varela's professions included philosopher^[6].
• Francisco Varela worked as a neuroscientist^[7].
• Francisco Varela's field of work was biology^[13].
• Among Francisco Varela's employers was National Center for Scientific Research^[14].
• Francisco Varela was educated at Harvard University^[15].
• Francisco Varela's education included a stint at University of Chile^[16].
• Francisco Varela was educated at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[17].
• Francisco Varela's education included a stint at Colegio del Verbo Divino^[18].
• Francisco Varela's doctoral advisor was Torsten Nils Wiesel^[19].
• Francisco Varela received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].
• Francisco Varela was a member of Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée^[21].
• Francisco Varela's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[22].
• Francisco Varela was influenced by Humberto Maturana^[23].
• Francisco Varela is recorded as male^[24].
• Francisco Varela's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Francisco Varela supervised Antoine Lutz as a doctoral student^[26].
• Francisco Varela supervised Eugenio Rodríguez Vega as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Francisco Varela was born in Talcahuano^[2]. He was born on September 7, 1946^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[15], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; University of Chile^[16], a public university^[32], in Chile^[33], founded in 1842^[34], headquartered in Santiago^[35]; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[17], a university^[36], in Chile^[37], founded in 1888^[38], headquartered in Santiago^[39]; and Colegio del Verbo Divino^[18], a private school^[40], in Chile^[41], founded in 1950^[42]. Francisco Varela's doctoral advisor was Torsten Nils Wiesel^[19]. He earned the academic degree of Q134273004^[43]. Studied under Keun-Tshen Goba^[44], a spiritual teacher^[45], of Venezuela^[46], specialised in Shambhala Training^[47]; Chögyam Trungpa^[48], a philosopher^[49], 1939–1987^[50], of Tibet^[51]; and Ugyen Rinpoche^[52], a writer^[53], 1920–1996^[54].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6] and neuroscientist^[7]. Francisco Varela's field of work was biology^[13]. Among his employers was National Center for Scientific Research^[14]. Doctoral students include Antoine Lutz^[26], a researcher^[55], b. 1973^[56], of France^[57] and Eugenio Rodríguez Vega^[27], a writer^[58], 1925–2008^[59], of Costa Rica^[60].

Recognition

Francisco Varela received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].

Personal Life

Francisco Varela was married to Amy Cohen-Varela^[10]. A child of him was Leonor Varela^[11]. His religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[22].

Death and Burial

Francisco Varela died on May 28, 2001^[5]. Recorded place of death include Paris^[4], a commune of France^[61], in France^[62], founded in -0300^[63] and 11th arrondissement of Paris^[9], a municipal arrondissement of France^[64], in France^[65], founded in 1860^[66]. Recorded cause of death include myocardial infarction^[67] and hepatitis C^[68].

Why It Matters

Francisco Varela ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

His notable doctoral advisees include Eugenio Rodríguez Vega^[71], a writer^[72], 1925–2008^[73], of Costa Rica^[74].

FAQs

Where was Francisco Varela born?

Francisco Varela's place of birth was Talcahuano^[2].

Where did Francisco Varela die?

Francisco Varela died in Paris^[4].

Who was Francisco Varela married to?

Francisco Varela's spouses include Amy Cohen-Varela^[10].

What did Francisco Varela do for work?

Francisco Varela worked as philosopher^[6] and neuroscientist^[7].

Where did Francisco Varela go to school?

Francisco Varela was educated at Harvard University^[15], University of Chile^[16], Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[17], and Colegio del Verbo Divino^[18].

What awards did Francisco Varela receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].