Alain Finkielkraut French essayist
Alain Finkielkraut is a 73 years old French essayist from Paris. He was born on June 30, 1949 in Paris as Alain Luc Finkielkraut.
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Alain Finkielkraut is a French essayist and public intellectual. He has written books and essays on a wide range of topics many on the ideas of tradition and identitary violence including Jewish identity and antisemitism French colonialism the mission of the French education system in immigrant assimilation and the Yugoslav Wars. From 1989 to 2014 he was Professor of History of Ideas in the École Polytechnique department of humanities and social sciences.
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Birth name of Alain Finkielkraut is Alain Luc Finkielkraut
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Awards (7)
Awarded Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon in 1984 , awarded Prix de l'essai in 2010 , awarded honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University in 2007 , awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour in 2009 , awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1994 ,
Education
He graduated from Lycée Henri-IV and École Normale Supérieure De Saint-Cloud
What is Alain's zodiac sign?Alain Finkielkraut zodiac sign is cancer.
When is Finkielkraut's next birthday?
Alain Finkielkraut was born on the , which was a Thursday. He will be turning 74 in only 91 days from today (31 March, 2023).
Other facts about Alain Finkielkraut
| PhilosophicalSchool | Continental philosophy |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Paris |
| Movement | New Philosophers |
| Influenced by | Hannah Arendt |
| Field of work | Religion |
| Native language | French |
| Notable work | Le Nouveau Désordre Amoureux |
| Birth name | Alain Luc Finkielkraut |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | French |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000046880 |
| Name in native language | Alain Finkielkraut |
| Religion | Judaism |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC200602527 |
| Position held | Seat 21 Of The Académie Française |
| Employer | École Polytechnique , start time: 1989-11-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Member of | Académie Française , start time: 2014-04-10T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Luc , series ordinal: 2 |
| Country of citizenship | France , start time: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Academic degree | Aggregation Of Modern Literature , point in time: 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme) | 1005D5998 |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/145509 |
| Family name | Finkielkraut. Show people with the surname Finkielkraut |
