PHILOSOPHER

Bruno Latour

1947 - 2022

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Bruno Latour (French: [latuʁ]; 22 June 1947 – 9 October 2022) was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. He was especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies (STS). After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation) from 1982 to 2006, he became professor at Sciences Po Paris (2006–2017), where he was the scientific director of the Sciences Po Medialab. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruno Latour has received more than 1,211,845 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Bruno Latour is the 285th most popular philosopher (up from 331st in 2019), the 738th most popular biography from France (up from 894th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Philosopher.

Bruno Latour is a French philosopher and anthropologist. He is most famous for his work in the field of science and technology studies. He is also known for his work in the field of sociology of knowledge.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bruno Latour ranks 285 out of 1,267. Before him are Euclid of Megara, Celsus, Cleobulus, François Fénelon, Synesius, and Bruno Bauer. After him are Mazdak, Paramahansa Yogananda, G. E. Moore, Francisco Suárez, Johann Reuchlin, and Crates of Thebes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bruno Latour ranks 42. Before him are Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Gloria Gaynor, Sam Neill, Rob Rensenbrink, Gerd Binnig, and Dick Advocaat. After him are Linda B. Buck, Gigliola Cinquetti, Richard Griffiths, Ronnie Wood, Zahi Hawass, and James Woods. Among people deceased in 2022, Bruno Latour ranks 34. Before him are Thích Nhất Hạnh, Angela Lansbury, Lata Mangeshkar, Peter Brook, Wolfgang Petersen, and Vladimir Zhirinovsky. After him are Mylène Demongeot, Ray Liotta, James Caan, Bill Russell, William Hurt, and Angelo Sodano.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bruno Latour ranks 738 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter Waldo (1140), François Fénelon (1651), William Longsword (893), John, Duke of Berry (1340), Jeanne Hébuterne (1898), and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713). After him are Dom Pérignon (1639), Catherine Labouré (1806), Maurice Béjart (1927), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), and Eugène Edine Pottier (1816).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Bruno Latour ranks 39. Before him are Guy Debord (1931), Georges Sorel (1847), Nicole Oresme (1323), Raymond Aron (1905), Jacques Maritain (1882), and François Fénelon (1651). After him are Roscellinus (1050), Sebastian Brant (1458), Henri Lefebvre (1901), Antoine Arnauld (1612), Félix Guattari (1930), and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857).

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