Birth of Henri Bergson18 October 1859
Henri Bergson is born in Paris to a Polish father and an English mother.
Historical person
Henri Bergson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henri Bergson, based on 11 World History Database records associated with France.
11 records1859–194110 events2 places
Chronological biography
1859
1878
Ecole Normale Superieure1878
Bergson enters the Ecole Normale Superieure to study philosophy and the humanities.
1881
Agregation in Philosophy1881
Bergson passes the competitive philosophy examination and begins teaching in provincial lycees.
1889
Time and Free Will1889
Bergson publishes Time and Free Will, distinguishing lived duration from spatialised clock time.
Time and Free Will1889
Publication of "Time & Free Will"
1896
Matter and Memory1896
Bergson publishes Matter and Memory, examining perception, memory and the relation between mind and body.
1900
College de France1900
Bergson is appointed to a chair at the College de France.
1907
Creative Evolution1907
Bergson publishes Creative Evolution, presenting life as an open-ended creative process.
1914
French Academy1914
Bergson is elected to the French Academy during the height of his international influence.
1927
Nobel Prize in Literature10 December 1927
Bergson receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for his rich and vitalising ideas.
1941
Death of Henri Bergson4 January 1941
Henri Bergson dies in occupied Paris, aged eighty-one.
Titles and roles
Academician · Philosopher · Professor · Student · Teacher
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.