Félix Ravaisson-Mollien

Félix Ravaisson-Mollien was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, librarian, and art historian. Born Jean Gaspard Félix Laché-Ravaisson in Namur in 1813, he died in Paris in 1900 and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, and the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. He also held the positions of president and curator.

Ravaisson-Mollien studied under Victor Cousin and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. His students included Henri Bergson, Émile Boutroux, Jules Lachelier, and Jules Lagneau. He received the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. His notable works include *Une oeuvre de Pisauello*, *La Vénus de Milo*, *La philosophie en France au xixe siècle*, *Essai sur la Métaphysique d'Aristote*, and *Aristotile*. He wrote in French and was described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.