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Régis Debray

French writer and philosopher
Person human Q378116

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[39]
Date of birth
September 2, 1940
Place of birth
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
philosopher, writer, official, journalist, teacher, novelist[14]
Employer
lycée Henri-Poincaré[16]
Field of work
philosophy[15]
Position held
Master of Requests of the Conseil d'État, president
Educated at
École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Faculty of Arts of Paris, Lycée Janson-de-Sailly[17][18][19][20]
Member of political party
Socialist Party[40]
Award received
Concours général, Prix Femina, Joseph-Kessel Prize, Prix Décembre, “Today” Prize, Prix spiritualités d'aujourd'hui, Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand, Prix François Mauriac (Aquitaine), honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University, Wikidata item, Manès-Sperber-Preis, prix Montaigne de Bordeaux, Wikidata item, prix Henri Texier I, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Prix du livre politique, Prix Moron[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Notable work
La neige brûle[22]
Father
Georges Debray[8]
Mother
Janine Alexandre-Debray[9]
Spouse
Elizabeth Burgos[10]
Child
Laurence Debray[11]
Genre
essay[41]
Official website
regisdebray.com[44]
Doctoral advisor
François Dagognet[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Assessment
agrégation of philosophy
Birth name
Jules Régis Debray
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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Family name
Debray[42]
Given name
Régis[43]
Member of
Comité Laïcité République, Académie Goncourt, Stasi Commission[37][38]
Name in native language
Régis Debray
Native language
French[13]
P14750
C19B-52EE-793B-9C43-CC16
Relative
Pierre Debray-Ritzen[45]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Régis Debray ar روجيه ديبريه ar ريجيس ديبريه ar روجيه ديبري de Regis Debray de Debray es Jules Regis Debray es Regis Debray fa رژیس دبره id Regis Debray it Regis Debray ja レジス・ドゥブレ ja レジス・ドブレ nl Regis Debray pt Regis Debray pt Regis Débray ru Дебре Режи ru Дебре, Режи ru Дебрэ, Режи ru Режи Дебре
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
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Académie française award winner ID
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Akadem person ID
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Akadem person ID (former scheme)
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AlloCiné person ID
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Artcena.fr ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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EGAXA ID
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GTAA ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Library of Congress Classification
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
81587
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Portal da Literatura ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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Radio France person ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Savoirs ENS ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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Tabakalera ID
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Theses.fr person ID
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Treccani ID
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UOM ID
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Unifrance person ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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Award received 8
Prix Femina, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Prix Décembre, Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand, “Today” Prize, Concours général, Roger Caillois Prix, honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University
Occupation 6
teacher, writer, journalist, philosopher, novelist, official
Educated at 4
École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
← Cast member 2
Chronique d'un été, Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Child 1
Laurence Debray
Children (paternal) 1
Laurence Debray
Country of citizenship 1
France
Doctoral advisor 1
François Dagognet
Doctoral advisors 1
François Dagognet
Field of work 1
philosophy
Films written 1
The Recourse to the Method
Genre 1
essay
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Académie Goncourt
Member of political party 1
Socialist Party
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Paris
Position held 1
president
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Elizabeth Burgos
Spouses 1
Elizabeth Burgos
Writing language 1
French
← Characters 1
Che
← Discoverer or inventor 1
foco
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Summary

Régis Debray was born on September 2, 1940[1], in Paris[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], writer[4], official[5], journalist[6], and teacher[7].

Why It Matters

Régis Debray is credited with the discovery of foco[46], a political theory[47].

FAQs

Where was Régis Debray born?

Régis Debray's place of birth was Paris[2].

Who were Régis Debray's parents?

Régis Debray's father was Georges Debray[8]. Régis Debray's mother was Janine Alexandre-Debray[9].

Who was Régis Debray married to?

Régis Debray's spouses include Elizabeth Burgos[10].

What did Régis Debray do for work?

Régis Debray worked as a philosopher[3], writer[4], official[5], journalist[6], and teacher[7].

Where did Régis Debray go to school?

Régis Debray was educated at École Normale Supérieure[17], Lycée Louis-le-Grand[18], Faculty of Arts of Paris[19], and Lycée Janson-de-Sailly[20].

What awards did Régis Debray receive?

Honors received include Concours général[23], Prix Femina[24], Joseph-Kessel Prize[25], and Prix Décembre[26].

What did Régis Debray discover?

Régis Debray is credited as discoverer of foco[46].

Related Entities

France philosophy

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  36. [36] ↑ . academiesciencesmoralesetpolitiques.fr. Retrieved . academiesciencesmoralesetpolitiques.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [21] ↑ . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . Le Monde. wikidata.org.
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  40. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  43. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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