Maurice Halbwachs

1877 - 1945

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country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: École Normale Supérieure, University of Göttingen, agrégation de philosophie, University of Paris

occupation: sociologist, psychologist, philosopher, professor, musicologist, statistician

award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Science Award, Prix Fabien, mort pour la France

position held: president

student of: Émile Durkheim

Maurice Halbwachs (French: [mɔˈʁis ˈalbvaks]; 11 March 1877 – 16 March 1945) was a French philosopher and sociologist known for developing the concept of collective memory. Halbwachs also contributed to the sociology of knowledge with his La Topographie Legendaire des Évangiles en Terre Sainte; study of the spatial infrastructure of the New Testament. (1951) Source: Wikipedia (en)