Étienne Souriau

Étienne Souriau
Born 26 April 1892
Lille
Died 19 November 1979 (aged 87)
Paris
Era 20th-century philosophy
Region Western Philosophy

Étienne Souriau (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.

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