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Emmanuel Levinas

  • Kaunas: January 12, 1906 celebration
  • Paris: December 25, 1995 celebration
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    Emmanuel Levinas  

  • flag Country

    Lithuania, France  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

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    Emmanuel Levinas

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Kaunas: January 12, 1906  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Paris: December 25, 1995  

  • language Official Website

     

  • engineering Field of Work

    1. philosophy
    2. Judaism
    3. ethics
    4. phenomenology
     

  • local_library teacher

    1. Martin Heidegger
    2. Jacob Gordin
     

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  • school Education

    1. University of Freiburg
    2. University of Strasbourg
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Grand prix de philosophie (1990)
    2. Balzan Prize (1989)
    3. Karl Jaspers Prize (1983)
    4. honorary doctor of Loyola University Chicago
    5. Honorary doctor of Leiden University (1975)
    6. honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Totality and Infinity
     
  • Jewish-French-Lithuanian philosopher | Grand prix de philosophie (1990), Balzan Prize (1989), Karl Jaspers Prize (1983), honorary doctor of Loyola University

1. Karina Ostrovska

  • January 12, 1974 celebration

Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine | Kharkiv State Academy of Culture | January 12, 1974 - October 8, 1974 | Karina Ostrovska | January 12, 1974 - October

2. Peter Madsen

  • Sæby: January 12, 1971 celebration

Danish convicted murderer, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed engineer | Sæby: January 12, 1971 - New York City: July 1, 1860 | Peter Madsen - Peter Langkjær

3. Mark Dooley

  • Dublin: January 12, 1970 celebration

Irish journalist | University College Dublin, Moody College of Communication | Dublin: January 12, 1970 - January 1, 1523 | Mark Dooley | Dublin: January 12

4. Yosef Schwartz

  • January 12, 1965 celebration

Israeli religious studies scholar | January 12, 1965 - Greater London: June 12, 1916 | Yosef Schwartz | January 12, 1965 - Greater London: June 12, 1916

5. Harry Anderson

  • January 12, 1964 celebration

British chemist | Corday-Morgan Prize (2001), Fellow of the Royal Society (2013), Tilden Prize (2012) | Christ Church | January 12, 1964 - January 1, 1993

6. Charles L. Kane

  • Urbana: January 12, 1963 celebration

American physicist | Benjamin Franklin Medal (2015), Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (2012), Clarivate Citation Laureates (2014), Fellow of the

7. Joachim Jose

  • Quierschied: January 12, 1961 celebration

German chemist | Quierschied: January 12, 1961 - Hukvaldy: December 10, 1931 | Joachim Jose | Quierschied: January 12, 1961 - Hukvaldy: December 10, 1931

8. Merab Ghaghanidze

  • Tbilisi: January 12, 1961 celebration

Georgian literary scholar, philosopher, theologian | Tbilisi State University | Tbilisi: January 12, 1961 - Altenburg: November 22, 1900 | Merab Ghaghanidze

9. John Lott

  • Rolla: January 12, 1959 celebration

American mathematician | NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing (2013) | University of California, Berkeley | Rolla: January 12, 1959 - Prague: November 5, 1995

10. Petr Koťátko (Petr Kotatko)

  • Brno: January 12, 1955 celebration

Czech philosopher and writer | Masaryk University | Brno: January 12, 1955 - Prague: December 15, 1989 | Petr Koťátko (Petr Kotatko) | Brno: January 12, 1955

11. Johannes Gerlach

  • Zschopau: January 12, 1954 celebration

German politician and physicist | Zschopau: January 12, 1954 - Leipzig: March 12, 1723 | Johannes Gerlach | Zschopau: January 12, 1954 - Leipzig: March 12, 1723

12. Eckart Förster (Eckart Forster)

  • Bremen: January 12, 1952 celebration

German philosopher | Rhodes Scholarship (1976), Guggenheim Fellowship | Balliol College | Bremen: January 12, 1952 - 4th arrondissement of Paris: October 17, 1983

13. Thierry Paquot

  • Saint-Denis: January 12, 1952 celebration

French academic & philosopher | University of Lille | Saint-Denis: January 12, 1952 - Auburn: May 13, 1944 | Thierry Paquot | Saint-Denis: January 12, 1952

14. Laura Boella

  • Cuneo: January 12, 1949 celebration

Italian university teacher | Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Pisa | Cuneo: January 12, 1949 - Paris: May 4, 2004 | Laura Boella | Cuneo: January 12

15. Wolfram Luther

  • Marburg: January 12, 1947 celebration

German mathematician | University of Marburg | Marburg: January 12, 1947 - Erlangen: October 22, 1791 | Wolfram Luther | Marburg: January 12, 1947 - Erlangen

16. Peter Hofmann

  • Nuremberg: January 12, 1947 celebration
  • Heidelberg: August 15, 2015 deceased

German chemist | Fresenius Prize (2008), Emil Fischer Medal (2008) | Nuremberg: January 12, 1947 - Heidelberg: August 15, 2015 | Peter Hofmann | Nuremberg

17. Heinrich Matzat

  • Trzebiatów: January 12, 1945 celebration

German mathematician | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Trzebiatów: January 12, 1945 - Rinteln: December 31, 1696 | Heinrich Matzat | Trzebiatów: January

18. Hans Henning Atrott

  • Klaipėda: January 12, 1944 celebration
  • January 1, 2018 deceased

German activist | Klaipėda: January 12, 1944 - January 1, 2018 | Hans Henning Atrott | Klaipėda: January 12, 1944 - January 1, 2018

19. Fatos Kongoli

  • Elbasan: January 12, 1944 celebration

Albanian writer, mathematician | Legion of Honour | University of Tirana, Qemal Stafa High School | Elbasan: January 12, 1944 - Pisa: October 25, 1996 | Fatos

20. Michel Mayor

  • Lausanne: January 12, 1942 celebration

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics | honorary doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University (2008), The Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2005), Balzan

21. Ana Kucinski

  • São Paulo: January 12, 1942 celebration

chemist | University of São Paulo | São Paulo: January 12, 1942 - April 1, 2011 | Ana Kucinski | São Paulo: January 12, 1942 - April 1, 2011 | University of

22. Axel Gehrke

  • Choszczno: January 12, 1942 celebration
  • Germany: September 22, 2021 deceased

German politician | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Choszczno: January 12, 1942 - Germany: September 22, 2021 | Axel Gehrke | Choszczno: January 12, 1942

23. John Mainstone

  • January 12, 1935 celebration
  • August 23, 2013 deceased

Australian physicist (1935-2013) | January 12, 1935 - August 23, 2013 | John Mainstone | January 12, 1935 - August 23, 2013

24. Forman A. Williams

  • New Brunswick: January 12, 1934 celebration

American academic | honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University (2017), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow

25. Vojislav Marić (Vojislav Maric)

  • Novi Sad: January 12, 1930 celebration
  • Novi Sad: August 1, 2021 deceased

Serbian mathematician | University of Sarajevo, University of Belgrade | Novi Sad: January 12, 1930 - Novi Sad: August 1, 2021 | Vojislav Marić (Vojislav

26. Ferenc Márta (Ferenc Marta)

  • Kiskundorozsma: January 12, 1929 celebration
  • Budapest: February 25, 2010 deceased

chemist (1929-2010) | Kiskundorozsma: January 12, 1929 - Budapest: February 25, 2010 | Ferenc Márta (Ferenc Marta) | Kiskundorozsma: January 12, 1929

27. Jaakko Hintikka

  • Vantaa: January 12, 1929 celebration
  • Porvoo: August 12, 2015 deceased

Finnish philosopher and logician | Barwise Prize (2010), honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala, Honorary doctor of the University of Liège, Guggenheim

28. Alasdair MacIntyre

  • Glasgow: January 12, 1929 celebration
  • May 21, 2025 deceased

Scottish-American philosopher (1929–2025) | Aquinas Medal (2010), Guggenheim Fellowship, Carus Lectures (1997) | After Virtue | University of Manchester

29. Arthur Engel

  • January 12, 1928 celebration
  • November 11, 2022 deceased

German mathematician | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1990), David Hilbert Award (1991) | University of Stuttgart | January

30. Pertti Lindfors

  • Oulu: January 12, 1927 celebration
  • Helsinki: April 26, 2007 deceased

Finnish philosopher | University of Helsinki | Oulu: January 12, 1927 - Helsinki: April 26, 2007 | Pertti Lindfors | Oulu: January 12, 1927 - Helsinki: April 26, 2007

31. Urs Hochstrasser

  • Zurich: January 12, 1926 celebration
  • January 21, 2025 deceased

Dr. math. ETH Zürich 1954 | ETH Zurich | Zurich: January 12, 1926 - January 21, 2025 | Urs Hochstrasser | Zurich: January 12, 1926 - January 21, 2025

32. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

  • Jabalpur: January 12, 1917 celebration
  • Vlodrop: February 5, 2008 deceased

Indian spiritual master | University of Allahabad | Jabalpur: January 12, 1917 - Vlodrop: February 5, 2008 | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | Jabalpur: January 12, 1917

33. Ruth R. Benerito

  • New Orleans: January 12, 1916 celebration
  • Metairie: October 5, 2013 deceased

American scientist and inventor (1916-2013) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2008), Lemelson–MIT Prize (2002), Garvan–Olin Medal (1970) | University of

34. Olof Herrlin

  • Lund: January 12, 1914 celebration
  • Danderyd Municipality: June 25, 1992 deceased

Swedish bishop (1914–1992) | Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1974) | Lund University, Uppsala University | Lund: January 12, 1914

35. Vladimir Galperin

  • January 12, 1913 celebration

Order of the Red Banner of Labour, VDNKh gold medal, Stalin Prize, Order of the Red Star, VDNKh silver medal, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great

36. Elena Gurova

  • Moscow: January 12, 1909 celebration
  • Moscow: January 30, 1989 deceased

Soviet surgeon, scientist and health care manager (1908-1989) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

37. Sergei Korolev

  • Zhytomyr: January 12, 1907 celebration
  • Moscow: January 14, 1966 deceased

Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966) | Medal "For Labour Valour", Lenin Prize (1957), Hero of Socialist Labour, "Hammer and Sickle" gold

38. Emmanuel Levinas

  • Kaunas: January 12, 1906 celebration
  • Paris: December 25, 1995 deceased

Jewish-French-Lithuanian philosopher | Grand prix de philosophie (1990), Balzan Prize (1989), Karl Jaspers Prize (1983), honorary doctor of Loyola University

39. Kurt Hirsch

  • Berlin: January 12, 1906 celebration
  • London: November 4, 1986 deceased

German mathematician (1906-1986) | Hirsch–Plotkin radical | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Cambridge | Berlin: January 12, 1906 - London

40. Horst Teichmann

  • Dresden: January 12, 1904 celebration
  • September 18, 1983 deceased

German physicist (1904-1983) | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Dresden: January 12, 1904 - September 18, 1983 | Horst

41. Igor Kurchatov

  • Sim: January 12, 1903 celebration
  • Barvikha: February 7, 1960 deceased

Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960) | Order of Lenin (1949), Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Lenin

42. Guy Emschwiller

  • Nantes: January 12, 1900 celebration
  • Paris: June 10, 1986 deceased

French chemist | ESPCI Paris, PSL University | Nantes: January 12, 1900 - Paris: June 10, 1986 | Guy Emschwiller | Nantes: January 12, 1900 - Paris: June 10, 1986

43. Paul Hermann Müller (Paul Hermann Muller)

  • Olten: January 12, 1899 celebration
  • Basel: October 12, 1965 deceased

Swiss chemist (1899-1965) | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1948) | University of Basel | Olten: January 12, 1899 - Basel: October 12, 1965 | Paul

44. Błażej Roga (Blazej Roga)

  • Bystrowice: January 12, 1895 celebration
  • Katowice: September 3, 1977 deceased

Polish chemist | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1946), Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1959), Work Flag Order, 2nd class (1954)

45. Arkadiusz Musierowicz

  • Zgierz: January 12, 1894 celebration
  • Warsaw: April 24, 1966 deceased

Polish chemist | Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (1955), Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1961), Knight of the Order of Polonia

46. Mikhail Gurevich

  • Rubanshchina: January 12, 1893 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: November 25, 1976 deceased

Soviet aircraft designer (1893–1976) | Order of the Red Star, Lenin Prize, Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Order of

47. Irina D. Borneman-Starynkevich

  • Saint Petersburg: January 12, 1891 celebration
  • Moscow: September 18, 1988 deceased

Russian mineralogist specializing in Khibiny and Lovozero minerals (1890-1988) | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Order of Lenin | Bestuzhev Courses | Saint

48. Hjalmar Magnus Eklund

  • January 12, 1880 celebration
  • June 10, 1937 deceased

Finnish academic (1880–1937) | University of Helsinki | January 12, 1880 - June 10, 1937 | Hjalmar Magnus Eklund | January 12, 1880 - June 10, 1937

49. Yevgeny Przhevalsky

  • Pereiaslav: January 12, 1879 celebration
  • Moscow: June 12, 1953 deceased

soviet chemist | Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the

50. Camille Alméras (Camille Almeras)

  • January 12, 1877 celebration

École Normale Supérieure | January 12, 1877 - Navapolack: March 5, 2003 | Camille Alméras (Camille Almeras) | January 12, 1877 - Navapolack: March 5, 2003

51. Arthur Glenn McKee

  • State College: January 12, 1871 celebration
  • Cleveland: February 19, 1956 deceased

American engineer | Pennsylvania State University | State College: January 12, 1871 - Cleveland: February 19, 1956 | Arthur Glenn McKee | State College

52. Apollon Apollonovich Grushka

  • January 12, 1870 celebration

Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University | January 12, 1870 - Kaiserslautern: June 22, 2013 | Apollon Apollonovich Grushka | January 12, 1870

53. Edward Bartow

  • Glenham: January 12, 1870 celebration
  • Iowa City: April 12, 1958 deceased

American chemist (1870-1958) | Williams College | Glenham: January 12, 1870 - Iowa City: April 12, 1958 | Edward Bartow | Glenham: January 12, 1870 - Iowa

54. Bhagwan Das

  • Varanasi: January 12, 1869 celebration
  • Varanasi: September 18, 1958 deceased

Indian Theosophist (1869-1958) | Bharat Ratna (1955) | Varanasi: January 12, 1869 - Varanasi: September 18, 1958 | Bhagwan Das | Varanasi: January 12, 1869

55. Reinhold Burger

  • Baruth/Mark: January 12, 1866 celebration
  • East Berlin: December 21, 1954 deceased

German inventor (1866-1954) | Baruth/Mark: January 12, 1866 - East Berlin: December 21, 1954 | Reinhold Burger | Baruth/Mark: January 12, 1866 - East Berlin

56. Swami Vivekananda

  • Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre: January 12, 1863 celebration
  • Belur: July 4, 1902 deceased

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902) | Bartaman Bharat | Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, Presidency University | Swami

57. Walter Wyssling

  • Zurich: January 12, 1862 celebration
  • Wädenswil: February 22, 1945 deceased

1862-1945) | Zurich: January 12, 1862 - Wädenswil: February 22, 1945 | Walter Wyssling | Zurich: January 12, 1862 - Wädenswil: February 22, 1945

58. James Mark Baldwin

  • Columbia: January 12, 1861 celebration
  • Paris: November 8, 1934 deceased

American philosopher and psychologist (1861–1934) | Princeton University | Columbia: January 12, 1861 - Paris: November 8, 1934 | James Mark Baldwin

59. Knut Ångström (Knut Angstrom)

  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: January 12, 1857 celebration
  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: March 4, 1910 deceased

Swedish physicist (1857-1910) | Björkén Prize (1905) | Uppsala University | Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: January 12, 1857 - Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: March 4, 1910

60. Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro

  • Lugo: January 12, 1853 celebration
  • Bologna: August 6, 1925 deceased

Italian mathematician (1853–1925) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1901) | Ricci flow | Sapienza University of Rome, Scuola Normale

61. Franz von Soxhlet

  • Brno: January 12, 1848 celebration
  • Munich: May 5, 1926 deceased

German agricultural chemist (1848–1926) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Leipzig University | Brno: January 12, 1848 - Munich: May 5, 1926

62. Edmond Marie Leopold Bouty

  • Nant: January 12, 1846 celebration
  • 14th arrondissement of Paris: November 5, 1922 deceased

French physicist (1846–1922) | La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences (1895), Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Normale Supérieure | Nant: January

63. Thure af Billbergh

  • January 12, 1842 celebration

January 12, 1842 - Budapest: January 29, 1936 | Thure af Billbergh | January 12, 1842 - Budapest: January 29, 1936

64. Fritz Kalle

  • Paris: January 12, 1837 celebration
  • Biebrich: July 31, 1915 deceased

German chemist, entrepreneur and politician (1837-1915) | Paris: January 12, 1837 - Biebrich: July 31, 1915 | Fritz Kalle - Jakob Friedrich Kalle | Paris

65. James H. Salisbury

  • Scott: January 12, 1823 celebration
  • Dobbs Ferry: September 23, 1905 deceased

American physician (1823-1905) | Albany Medical College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Scott: January 12, 1823 - Dobbs Ferry: September 23, 1905 | James

66. Étienne Lenoir (Etienne Lenoir)

  • Mussy-la-Ville: January 12, 1822 celebration
  • La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire: August 4, 1900 deceased

Belgian engineer (1822-1900) | Montyon Science Award (1878), Knight of the Legion of Honour | Mussy-la-Ville: January 12, 1822 - La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire: August 4, 1900

67. William W. Jefferis

  • West Chester: January 12, 1820 celebration
  • February 23, 1906 deceased

American mineralogist, museum curator, and banker (1820–1906) | West Chester: January 12, 1820 - February 23, 1906 | William W. Jefferis | West Chester

68. József Arenstein (Jozsef Arenstein)

  • Pest: January 12, 1816 celebration
  • February 23, 1892 deceased

mathematician (1816-1892) | Pest: January 12, 1816 - February 23, 1892 | József Arenstein (Jozsef Arenstein) | Pest: January 12, 1816 - February 23, 1892

69. Carl Johan Hill

  • Målilla-Gårdveda: January 12, 1793 celebration
  • Lund Cathedral parish: August 25, 1875 deceased

Swedish mathematician (1793-1875) | Lund University | Målilla-Gårdveda: January 12, 1793 - Lund Cathedral parish: August 25, 1875 | Carl Johan Hill

70. Erik Gustaf Geijer

  • Ransäter: January 12, 1783 celebration
  • Jakob and Johannes parish: April 23, 1847 deceased

Swedish writer, historian, poet, philosopher, and composer | På nyårsdagen 1838, Records of Sweden | Uppsala University | Ransäter: January 12, 1783 - Jakob

71. Mikhail Speransky

  • Cherkutino: January 12, 1772 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: February 23, 1839 deceased

Russian politician (1772–1839) | Order of St. Vladimir, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class

72. Edmund Burke

  • Dublin: January 12, 1729 celebration
  • Beaconsfield: July 9, 1797 deceased

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797) | A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and

73. Lazzaro Spallanzani

  • Scandiano: January 12, 1729 celebration
  • Pavia: February 12, 1799 deceased

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799) | University of Bologna | Scandiano: January 12, 1729 - Pavia: February 12, 1799 | Lazzaro Spallanzani

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