Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron

Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron (19 April 1944 – 28 September 2025) was a French Roman Catholic philosopher. He was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Poitiers and Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He was the author of many books about Bergson and Hegel. He was an expert on spiritualism.

Early life Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron was born in 1944. He entered the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud in 1965. He received the Agrégation in 1969 and a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1976. Additionally, he was the recipient of fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to conduct research at the Hegel-Archiv. He was also the founder and president of the Association Louis Lavelle in 1989.

Vieillard-Baron was Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is an expert on spiritualism. He died on 28 September 2025 in Poitiers at the age of 81.

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