V. Y. Mudimbe
Congolese philosopher · DR Congo · On the map · Writers · Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 83
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe was a Congolese philosopher, academic and author of poems, novels, as well as books and articles on African culture and intellectual history.
V. Y. Mudimbe is read about 40 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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2025Died22 April 20252012Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1996Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VIIAward1989ASA Best Book PrizeAward1975Grand prix catholique de littératureAward1941Born8 December 1941
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Mudimbe was Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of Romance Studies and professor of comparative literature at Duke University and maître de conférences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris.
Country
DR Congo
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 83
