Étienne Gilson

Étienne Henri Gilson was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes; he also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas, although he did not consider himself a neo-Thomist philosopher. In 1946 he attained the distinction of being elected an "Immortal" (member) of the Académie française. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

13 June 1884

Born on the same birth date (13 June 1884): Leon Chwistek

Born on the same birth day (13 June): Billy Williams (Seattle Pilots outfielder) • Charles Algernon Parsons • David Madden (Jeopardy! contestant) • Denis Ten • Erich Ribbeck • Erwin Wilhelm Müller • Hannah Storm • Helmut Lent • Jaan Pehk • José Antonio Páez • Krzysztof Bosak • Leon Chwistek • Lukas Ligeti • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala • Rolf Huisgen • Romain Mesnil • Vassilis Karapialis • Whitley Strieber • Yiannis Boutaris • Yitzhak Pundak

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