Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour (22 June 1947 - 9 October 2022) was a French philosopher. Known for his work in science and technology, Latour has taught at several universities, including Ecole des Mines de Paris, Sciences Po and London School of Economics. Latour has also authored several books, including Laboratory Life (1979), Science in Action (1987) and We Have Never Been Modern (1991). In 2007, he was the tenth most-cited author in the field of social sciences.
Biography
Latour received a Ph. D. in theology from Universite de Tours. He became interested in anthropology and went to Ivory Coast to do fieldwork for a paper on race and colonies.
In 1982, Latour started teaching at Ecole des Mines de Paris. In 2005, he took the position of Spinoza Chair of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. He finished teaching at Ecole des Mines de Paris in 2006 to become a scientific director at Sciences Po. In 2017, he retired from most university activities.
Latour died from pancreatic cancer on 9 October 2022 in Paris, France at the age of 75.
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Other websites
Bruno Latour' s website
1947 births
2022 deaths
People from Bourgogne-Franche-Comte
French sociologists
French academics
French philosophers
French Roman Catholics
French essayists
Continental philosophers
Deaths from pancreatic cancer