Alain

Also known as Émile Auguste Chartier, Emile Auguste Chartier, Émile Chartier

French philosopher (1868–1951)

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Born: Émile-Auguste Chartier , 3 March 1868, Mortagne-au-Perche , Orne , France
Died: 2 June 1951 (aged 83), Le Vésinet , France
Political party: Radical Party , CVIA
Spouse: Gabrielle Landormy
Education: École Normale Supérieure (B.A., 1892)
Academic advisor: Jules Lagneau [ fr ]
Era: 20th-century philosophy
Region: Western philosophy
School: Continental philosophy
Notable students: Georges Canguilhem , Simone Weil
Main interests: Political philosophy

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Instance of: human
Given name: Émile
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Mortagne-au-Perche
Place of death: Le Vésinet
Occupation: teacher
Educated at: Lycée Pierre-Corneille
Political party: Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Award: Grand prix national des Lettres
Student of: Jules Lagneau
Field of work: aesthetics
Image: Émile Chartier portrait.jpg

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date of birth: 1866-03-13
date of death: 1951-06-02
influenced by: Benedictus de Spinoza
Commons category: Alain (Émile Chartier)
pseudonym: Alain
birth name: Émile-Auguste Chartier
name in native language: Alain
writing language: French
Commons Creator page: Alain
has works in the collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper

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Émile-Auguste Chartier ( French: [ʃaʁtje]; 3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), commonly known as Alain ([alɛ̃]), was a French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy.

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