Birth of Nicolas Malebranche6 August 1638
Nicolas Malebranche is born in Paris into a prominent administrative family.
Historical person
Nicolas Malebranche Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nicolas Malebranche, based on 10 World History Database records associated with France.
10 records1638–171510 events1 places
Chronological biography
1638
1654
College de la Marche1654
Malebranche begins formal studies at the College de la Marche.
1660
Entry into the Oratory1660
Malebranche enters the French Oratory after rejecting scholastic university philosophy.
1664
Reading Descartes1664
Malebranche encounters Descartes's Treatise on Man and turns toward Cartesian philosophy.
1674
The Search after Truth1674
Malebranche publishes the first volumes of The Search after Truth.
1678
Christian Conversations1678
Malebranche publishes Christian Conversations, presenting religious and metaphysical arguments in dialogue form.
1680
Treatise on Nature and Grace1680
Malebranche publishes a controversial account of divine action, natural laws and grace.
1683
Christian and Metaphysical Meditations1683
Malebranche publishes meditations explaining knowledge through ideas in God.
1688
Dialogues on Metaphysics and Religion1688
Malebranche publishes dialogues defending occasionalism and the vision of all things in God.
1715
Death of Nicolas Malebranche13 October 1715
Nicolas Malebranche dies in Paris, aged seventy-seven.
Titles and roles
Oratorian · Philosopher · Student
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.