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Marcel Gauchet

French historian, philosopher, and sociologist · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80

Marcel Gauchet is a French historian, philosopher, and sociologist. He is professor emeritus of the Centre de recherches politiques Raymond Aron at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and former head of the periodical Le Débat. Gauchet is one of France's most prominent contemporary intellectuals.

Marcel Gauchet is read about 127 times a day, in 10 languages.

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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 129 days, one point a day.

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2019Guizot PrizeAward2018Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles VeillonAward2007Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1999Prix Ève DelacroixAward1946Born

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Guizot Prize2019
Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon2018
Knight of the Legion of Honour2007
Prix Ève Delacroix1999

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He has written widely on such issues as the political consequences of modern individualism, the relation between religion and democracy, and the dilemmas of globalisation.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80