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Edgar Morin
French philosopher and sociologist (1921–2026)
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 8 July 1921
- Died
- 29 May 2026
- Place of birth
- 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Edgar
- Movement
- continental philosophy
- Field of work
- epistemology, sociology, natural environment, politics, complex thinking
- Occupation
- philosopher, sociologist, film director, social scientist, screenwriter, opinion journalist, author
- Position held
- Director of Research at CNRS
- Citizenship
- France
- Native language
- French
- Awards
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon, Catalonia International Prize, honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles, Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva, honorary doctor of the University of Valencia, Viareggio-Versilia International Prize
- birth name
- David Salomon Nahoum
- date of burial or cremation
- 3 June 2026
- described by source
- Q123556677
- doctoral student
- Claude Fischler, Chris Southcott, Jean Viard, Nicole Lapierre, Bernard Dagenais
- educated at
- Paris Law Faculty
- has written for
- Libération, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
- influenced by
- Martin Heidegger, Cornelius Castoriadis, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Heraclitus
- member of political party
- French Communist Party, Frontist Party
- name in native language
- Edgar Morin
- notable work
- La Méthode
- number of children
- 2
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- social media followers
- 177675, 101880, 207940, 231064
- topic's main category
- Category:Edgar Morin
- writing language
- French
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