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Michel Maffesoli

1944 - Today

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Michel Maffesoli (born 14 November 1944) is a French sociologist. He is a former pupil of Gilbert Durand and Julien Freund, and an emeritus professor at Paris Descartes University. His work touches upon the issue of community links and the prevalence of "the imaginary" in the everyday life of contemporary societies, through which he contributes to the postmodern paradigm. Maffesoli has been a member of the Institut Universitaire de France since September 2008, following a controversial nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Maffesoli is the 14,735th most popular politician (down from 13,691st in 2024), the 4,411th most popular biography from France (down from 4,160th in 2019) and the 852nd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michel Maffesoli ranks 14,735 out of 19,576. Before him are Nebkaure Khety, Jüri Jaakson, Arturo Armando Molina, Zlatko Mateša, Ankhesenpepi I, and Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby. After him are Željko Šturanović, Archibald Sayce, Juan Orlando Hernández, Joseph von Radowitz, Kristi Noem, and Mazie Hirono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Michel Maffesoli ranks 489. Before him are Tibor Tatai, István Géczi, Willy Planckaert, Dennis Russell Davies, Víctor Espárrago, and Haruhiko Kuroda. After him are Dale Dye, Pratibha Ray, Andrew Davis, Sandra Bem, Isao Okano, and Caleb Deschanel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Maffesoli ranks 4,411 out of 6,770. Before him are Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (1954), Charles Mayer (1882), Athina Onassis (1985), Willy Ronis (1910), Jean-Pierre Wimille (1908), and Antoine Duhamel (1925). After him are André Gaboriaud (1895), Gilles Perrault (1931), Dudo of Saint-Quentin (960), Adelaide of Normandy (1026), Jakob Abbadie (1654), and Viktor Lazlo (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Michel Maffesoli ranks 852. Before him are Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (1377), E. D. Morel (1873), Jean-Paul Proust (1940), Gabriel Attal (1989), François Chabot (1756), and Paul Passy (1859). After him are Simone Segouin (1925), Victor Bérard (1864), Jean-Claude Gaudin (1939), Luc Ferry (1951), Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway (1648), and Edmund, Earl of Rutland (1443).

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