Hent de Vries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hent de Vries

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Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1958

Place of Birth: Uitgeest, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hendrik "Hent" de Vries (born 24 February 1958, is a Dutch philosopher, Professor of German, Religious Studies, and Comparative Literature at New York University, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.
De Vries has been instrumental in explaining the apophatic and other theological claims and dimensions of deconstruction and for demonstrating its import for an understanding of religion in contemporary philosophy and culture.