Henri Brémond

Henri Bremond (31 July 1865 – 17 August 1933) was a French literary scholar, sometime Jesuit, and Catholic philosopher, one of the theological modernists.

Biography

He was born and educated in Aix-en-Provence. He served his novitiate in England, and took orders in 1892. He then taught for two years, and worked on the Jesuit publication Études

He left the Society of Jesus in 1904. He wrote for the Annales de philosophie chrétienne, Correspondant, Revue des deux mondes and the Revue de Paris. He also became a prolific author of books on literary topics and Catholicism. Brémond's magnum opus was his 'Histoire litteraire du sentiment religieux en France' (cited below). He became a member of the Académie Française succeeding Louis Duchesne, being elected in 1923 to the seat number 36. He was also awarded the Légion d'honneur.

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Cultural offices
Preceded by
Louis Duchesne
Seat 36
Académie française
1923-1933
Succeeded by
André Bellessort