Maurice de Gandillac
French philosopher (1906–2006)
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Maurice de Gandillac (French: [də ɡɑ̃dijak]; 14 February 1906 – 18 April 2006) was a French philosopher. He was born in Koléa, French Algeria and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
He wrote his doctoral thesis at the Sorbonne under Étienne Gilson on the Renaissance philosopher Nicholas of Cusa.[1]
In 1946, he was appointed professor in the history of medieval and Renaissance philosophy at the Sorbonne.[2] He supervised (or examined) the doctoral dissertations of numerous students, including Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and Jean-François Lyotard.[1]
