Octave Hamelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Octave Hamelin

French philosopher

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1856

Place of Birth: Le Lion-d'Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1907

Profession: university teacher, philosopher, philosophy historian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Octave Hamelin (July 22, 1856 in Montpellier – September 11, 1907 in Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales) was a French philosopher.
He taught as a professor at the University of Bordeaux (1884-) and the University of Sorbonne (1905-).
Hamelin was a close friend of the sociologist Émile Durkheim, with whom he shared an interest in the French philosopher Charles Renouvier.
He is also known as a translator of classical Greek philosophers.