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Alexandre Koyré was a male philosopher, university teacher, and translator born in Taganrog in 1892. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and France. Koyré worked in the fields of philosophy of science and history of science. He was educated at the University of Göttingen and the Collège de France, earning a Doctor of Arts degree. His professional career included teaching positions at Princeton University, Cairo University, the École pratique des hautes études, and The New School.
He participated in World War I and spoke French, Russian, English, and Latin. Koyré was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the International Academy of the History of Science. He received the George Sarton Medal, the CNRS silver medal, and was a Knight of the Legion of Honour. His notable works include *Les carnets de Schwartzkoppen (la vérité sur Dreyfus)*, *Fides quaerens intellectum*, *Descartes after three hundred years*, *L'idée de Dieu dans la philosophie de St. Anselme*, and *Introduction à la lecture de Platon*. He died in Paris in 1964 and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1964
- Works
- 65
Top works
- Les carnets de Schwartzkoppen (la vérité sur Dreyfus)
- Fides quaerens intellectum
- Descartes after three hundred years
- L'idée de Dieu dans la philosophie de St. Anselme
- Introduction à la lecture de Platon
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra , 29 August 1892, Taganrog , Russia
- Died
- 28 April 1964 (1964-04-28) (aged 71), Paris, France
- Spouse
- Dora Reybermann
- Education
- University of Göttingen (1908–1911), Collège de France (1912–1913), University of Paris (1912–1913)
- Academic advisors
- Henri Bergson , Edmund Husserl
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Continental philosophy , Phenomenology , French historical epistemology
- Institutions
- École pratique des hautes études (1922–1962), Fuad University (1933–34, 1936–38, 1940–41), The New School (1941–1945), Johns Hopkins University (1951–1953), Institute for Advanced Study (1955–1962)
- Notable students
- Abdel Rahman Badawi
- Main interests
- History of science , Philosophy of science , Historical epistemology
- Notable ideas
- Criticism of positivist philosophy of science
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexandre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Taganrog
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- University of Göttingen
- Employer
- The New School
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Arts
- Doctoral student
- Abdel Rahman Badawi
- Field of work
- history of science
- Conflict
- World War I
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- Commons category
- Alexandre Koyré
- date of birth
- 1892-08-29
- date of death
- 1964-04-28
- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- name in native language
- Alexandre Koyré
- described at URL
- comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org/2706
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre Koyré (/kwɑːˈreɪ/; French: [kwaʁe]; born Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra; 29 August 1892 – 28 April 1964), also anglicized as Alexander Koyre, was a French philosopher of Russian origin who wrote on the history and philosophy of science.
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