Étienne Souriau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Étienne Souriau

French philosopher

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1892

Place of Birth: Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1979

Profession: university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Étienne Souriau (French: [su?jo]; April 26, 1892 – November 19, 1979) was a French philosopher, best known for his work in aesthetics. Son of Paul Souriau, he studied at the École Normale Supérieure and received his agrégation of philosophy in 1925.
After teaching at the universities of Aix-en-Provence and Lyon he eventually became a professor at the Sorbonne, where he held a chair in aesthetics.
He was the editor of the Revue d'esthétique and was elected to the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in 1958.
Recently, the works of Bruno Latour have reawoken interests on Souriau's oeuvre, specially his works on ontology and metaphysics regarding his theories of different modes of existence.