Jean-François Revel
French writer and philosopher (1924–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-François Revel (born Jean-François Ricard; 19 January 1924 – 30 April 2006) was a French philosopher, journalist, and author. A prominent public intellectual, Revel was a socialist in his youth but later became a prominent European proponent of classical liberalism and free market economics. He was a member of the Académie française after June 1998. He is best known for his book Without Marx or Jesus: The New American Revolution Has Begun, published in French in 1970.
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Born | Jean-François Ricard (1924-01-19)19 January 1924 Marseille, France |
Died | 30 April 2006(2006-04-30) (aged 82) Kremlin-Bicêtre, France |
Language | French |
Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée du Parc École normale supérieure |
Spouse | Claude Sarraute Yahne le Toumelin |
Children | Matthieu Ricard Nicolas Revel |
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