Henri Bergson was born on October 18, 1859[1], in Paris[2]. He died on January 4, 1941[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], professor[6], sociologist[7], writer[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,312 views/month, #6,597 of 1,000,298).[10]
Field of work: philosophy[18], metaphysics[19], epistemology[20], irrationalism[21], philosophy of language[22], philosophy of mathematics[23]
Position held: member of the Académie française[24], president[25]
Employer: Collège de France[26], lycée David d'Angers[27]
Educated at: Lycée Condorcet[28], École Normale Supérieure[29], University of Paris[30]
Award received: Nobel Prize in Literature[31], Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[32], Concours général[33], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[34], Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico[35], Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford[36], honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge[37]
Member of: Académie Française[38], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[39], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[40], Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques[41], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[42], Academy of Sciences of Turin[43]
Influenced by: Zeno of Elea[45], Plato[46], Aristotle[47], Plotinus[48], René Descartes[49], Benedictus de Spinoza[50], Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[51], George Berkeley[52], David Hume[53]
Henri Bergson has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by Gilles Deleuze[64], a philosopher[65], 1925–1995[66], of France[67], specialised in philosophy[68]; Georges Bataille[69], a librarian[70], 1897–1962[71], of France[72], specialised in philosophy[73]; Emil Cioran[74], a philosopher[75], 1911–1995[76], of Romania[77], awarded the Prix Rivarol[78], specialised in philosophy[79]; Oswald Spengler[80], a historian[81], 1880–1936[82], of Germany[83]; Muhammad Iqbal[84], a philosopher[85], 1877–1938[86], of British Raj[87], awarded the Sir[88], specialised in poetry[89]; and Aurobindo Ghosh[90], a linguist[91], 1872–1950[92], of British Raj[93], specialised in philosophy[94].
He is credited with the discovery of open society[95]. Works attributed to him include Matter and Memory[96], Laughter[97], Creative Evolution[98], Time and Free Will[99], and The Two Sources of Morality and Religion[100].
Henri Bergson's spouses include Louise Neuberger[15].
What did Henri Bergson do for work?
Henri Bergson worked as a philosopher[5], professor[6], sociologist[7], writer[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did Henri Bergson go to school?
Henri Bergson was educated at Lycée Condorcet[28], École Normale Supérieure[29], and University of Paris[30].
What awards did Henri Bergson receive?
Honors received include Nobel Prize in Literature[31], Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[32], Concours général[33], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[34].
Who did Henri Bergson influence?
Henri Bergson has been cited as an influence by Gilles Deleuze[64], Georges Bataille[69], Emil Cioran[74], and Oswald Spengler[80].
What did Henri Bergson discover?
Henri Bergson is credited as discoverer of open society[95].
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