

He became increasingly closer to Christianity. In 1914 he became a member of the Académie de France, and in 1928 he received the award Nobel Prize for literature. Endowed with a fine sensibility and a brilliant exhibition ability, his prestige was B. He was always a mixture of scientist, litterateur and artist.įrom 1900 to 1924 he taught at high school in France. Two years later they returned to Paris and shortly afterwards went to London, but Henri remained in Paris, where he excelled in his programs of study from an early age. Both were Jewish, and Henri was brought up in the traditions of the Jewish religion. His mother, Katherine, came from Yorkshire, Great Britain, and always spoke to her seven children in English. His father, Michaël, born in Warsaw, was an excellent pianist and composer. Henri Bergson was born on 18 October 1859 in Paris.

Fifty years after his death, his trajectory is very interesting for today's mentality. His vigorous thought sought to synthesise science and Philosophy, and his religious concerns led him to Catholicism. Henri Bergson died 50 years agoĪuthor: Mariano Artigas Published in: article unpublished Publication date: 1991īergson is one of the great contemporary philosophers. Evolutionism, philosophy and Christianity.
