Jean Guitton
French philosopher and theologian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jean Guitton was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Le Monde called him "the last of the great Catholic philosophers." Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he was the son of an industrialist. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris in 1920. His principal religious and intellectual influence was from a blind priest, Francois Pouget. He finished his philosophical studies in the early 1920s and taught in a number of secondary schools. Guitton was a disciple of philosopher Henri Bergson.
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Jean Guitton is most known for their academic work in the field of philosophy. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and religious studies.
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