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René Girard

French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science

  • Fame57.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia39.7K
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Lived 1923–2015, aged 92France
FranceFranceWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    38 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1923–2015
    Aged 92
  • Awards
    12
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-20

René Noël Théophile Girard was a French academic best known for developing mimetic theory, which posits that human desire is fundamentally imitative, leading to rivalry, violence and the scapegoat mechanism as foundations of religion and culture. Holding academic appointments primarily in literature departments in the United States, his interdisciplinary work influenced fields ranging from theology to economics to psychology and cultural studies.

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Momentum0.0
Historical25.0
Now attention0.2
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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