Henri Lefebvre
French philosopher and sociologist (1901–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henri Lefebvre (/ləˈfɛvrə/ lə-FEV-rə, French: [ɑ̃ʁi ləfɛvʁ]; 16 June 1901 – 29 June 1991) was a French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectical materialism, alienation, and criticism of Stalinism, existentialism, and structuralism. In his prolific career, Lefebvre wrote more than sixty books and three hundred articles.[3] He founded or took part in the founding of several intellectual and academic journals such as Philosophies, La Revue Marxiste, Arguments, Socialisme ou Barbarie, and Espaces et Sociétés.[4]
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Born | (1901-06-16)16 June 1901 Hagetmau, France |
Died | 29 June 1991(1991-06-29) (aged 90) Navarrenx, France |
Alma mater | University of Paris (MA, 1920;[1] DrE, 1954)[2] |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Western Marxism Hegelian Marxism |
Doctoral students | Jean Baudrillard |
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