Michel Serres

French philosopher and historian of science (1930-2019) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 88

Michel Serres was a French philosopher, and historian of science. Member of the Académie française and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, he published more than 70 authoritative works during his lifetime in the fields of anthropology of science and technology, the philosophy of communication and digital...

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2019Died1 June 20192015Grand Cross of the National Order of MeritAward2013Dan David PrizeAwardPaulée de Meursault PrizeAward2012Environment Book PrizeAwardMeister Eckhart PrizeAward2010Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1995Ptolémée PrizeAward1992Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of LouvainAward1986Broquette-Gonin prizeAward1985Prix Médicis essaiAward1976Roland de Jouvenel PrizeAward1968CNRS bronze medalAward1930Born1 September 1930

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Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit2015

Dan David Prize2013

Paulée de Meursault Prize2013

Meister Eckhart Prize2012

Environment Book Prize2012

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour2010

Ptolémée Prize1995

Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain1992

Broquette-Gonin prize1986

Prix Médicis essai1985

Roland de Jouvenel Prize1976

CNRS bronze medal1968

Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva

Honorary Degree of HEC Paris

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Member of the Académie française and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, he published more than 70 authoritative works during his lifetime in the fields of anthropology of science and technology, the philosophy of communication and digital technologies, the philosophy of education, and the philosophy of ecology. Michel Serres's work is characterized by a transversal and interdisciplinary approach, connecting hard sciences and the humanities. He developed an original and innovative line of thought that has profoundly influenced contemporary philosophy.

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