Charles De Koninck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles De Koninck

Canadian philosopher

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1906

Place of Birth: Torhout, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1965

Profession: teacher, theologian, philosopher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Charles De Koninck

  • Charles De Koninck (29 July 1906 – 13 February 1965) was a Belgian-Canadian Thomist philosopher and theologian.
  • As director of the Department of Philosophy at the Université Laval in Quebec, he influenced Catholic philosophy in French Canada and also influenced Catholic philosophers in English Canada and the United States.
  • The author of many books and articles in French and English, he contributed to a variety of philosophical fields including natural philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and political philosophy, but he also wrote on theology, especially Mariology. De Koninck was the founder of the so-called Laval School of philosophy, and mentored a number of philosophers, including Ralph McInerny, who published an English translation of De Koninck's collected works.

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