Paulin J. Hountondji, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paulin J. Hountondji

Beninese philosopher

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Profession: writer, politician, artist, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Benin, Ivory Coast

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paulin Hountondji (born 11 April 1942 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is a Beninese philosopher, politician and academic.
Since the 1970s he has taught at the Université Nationale du Bénin in Cotonou, where he is Professor of Philosophy.
In the early 1990s he briefly served as Minister of Education and Minister for Culture and Communications in the Government of Benin.