Edgar Morin, French Intellectual and Resistance Member, Dies at 104
French sociologist and philosopher Edgar Morin died Friday in Paris at age 104. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death and paid tribute to Morin’s wartime service and intellectual work.
en.rfi.frEdgar Morin died on Friday in Paris. He was 104. The French president confirmed the death. He described Morin as a soldier of the Resistance, a fighter and free spirit, and a defender of nature and humanity.
Morin’s first book examined Germany after the war. It was published nearly 80 years before his death. His final book appeared recently. Morin wrote or co-wrote nearly 120 books. The works covered autobiography, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, epistemology, cinema studies, biology, ecology, history and political science.
He argued that academic disciplines should converge toward synthesis rather than remain separated. Morin was a member of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France. His wartime experience gave his later books and statements a distinct moral authority in France.
Until his death his voice remained a constant presence on the French intellectual stage, the newspaper Libération wrote in a 2021 profile marking his 100th birthday.
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- NYTimes reported: Emmanuel Macron confirmed Edgar Morin's death.
- france24.com reported: Edgar Morin's wife announced his death.
- NYTimes reported: Edgar Morin wrote or co-wrote nearly 120 books.
- france24.com reported: Edgar Morin is regarded as the inventor of 'cinema verité'.
- NYTimes reported: Emmanuel Macron posted a tribute to Edgar Morin on X describing him as a soldier of the Resistance, fighter and free spirit, defender of nature and humanity, and humanism personified.
- en.rfi.fr reported: Edgar Morin dedicated his life to promoting critical thinking and combatting intolerance.
- NYTimes reported: Edgar Morin's first book was a portrait of Germany immediately after World War II.
- NYTimes reported: Edgar Morin's last book was published shortly before his death.
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