Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. was a French Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, paleontologist, philosopher, mystic, and teacher. Teilhard de Chardin investigated the theory of evolution from a perspective influenced by Henri Bergson and Christian mysticism, writing multiple scientific and religious works on the subject.
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Background
- Born in
- château of Sarcenat
- Educated at
- Villanova UniversityNotre Dame de Mongré High SchoolUniversity of Paris
- Awards
- 🏆 Croix de guerre 1914–1918🏆 Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Marcellin Boule
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1881
Born
Birth1955
Died
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