Raymond Klibansky

Raymond Klibansky was a French-Canadian art historian, philosopher, and university teacher. Born in Paris in 1905, he held citizenship in both France and Canada. He studied at Heidelberg University, the University of Hamburg, Kiel University, and the Odenwaldschule. His professional career included teaching positions at McGill University, Heidelberg University, and the Université de Montréal.

Klibansky received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Royal Society of Canada, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He spoke English and German and worked in Heidelberg. His notable works include *Tradition antique et tolérance moderne*, *The Notion of tolerance and human rights*, and *The continuity of the Platonic tradition during the middle ages*. He died in Montreal in 2005.