Francisco Varela

Summary

Francisco Varela is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Talcahuano^[2]. He was born on September 7, 1946^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on May 28, 2001^[5]. He worked as a biologist^[6], philosopher^[7], and neuroscientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (429 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Francisco Varela's place of birth was Talcahuano^[2].
• Francisco Varela died in Paris^[4].
• Francisco Varela died in 11th arrondissement of Paris^[10].
• Francisco Varela was born on September 7, 1946^[3].
• Francisco Varela died on May 28, 2001^[5].
• Francisco Varela was married to Amy Cohen-Varela^[11].
• A child of Francisco Varela was Leonor Varela^[12].
• Francisco Varela held citizenship in Chile^[13].
• Francisco Varela's professions included biologist^[6].
• Francisco Varela worked as a philosopher^[7].
• Francisco Varela's professions included neuroscientist^[8].
• Francisco Varela's field of work was biology^[14].
• Francisco Varela was employed by National Center for Scientific Research^[15].
• Francisco Varela's education included a stint at Harvard University^[16].
• Francisco Varela was educated at University of Chile^[17].
• Francisco Varela's education included a stint at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[18].
• Francisco Varela's education included a stint at Colegio del Verbo Divino^[19].
• Francisco Varela's doctoral advisor was Torsten Nils Wiesel^[20].
• Francisco Varela received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].
• Francisco Varela was a member of Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée^[22].
• Francisco Varela's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[23].
• Francisco Varela was influenced by Humberto Maturana^[24].
• Francisco Varela is recorded as male^[25].
• Francisco Varela's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Francisco Varela supervised Antoine Lutz as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Francisco Varela was born in Talcahuano^[2]. He was born on September 7, 1946^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; University of Chile^[17], a public university^[32], in Chile^[33], founded in 1842^[34], headquartered in Santiago^[35]; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[18], a university^[36], in Chile^[37], founded in 1888^[38], headquartered in Santiago^[39]; and Colegio del Verbo Divino^[19], a private school^[40], in Chile^[41], founded in 1950^[42]. Francisco Varela's doctoral advisor was Torsten Nils Wiesel^[20]. He earned the academic degree of Q134273004^[43]. Studied under Keun-Tshen Goba^[44], a spiritual teacher^[45], of Venezuela^[46], specialised in Shambhala Training^[47]; Chögyam Trungpa^[48], a philosopher^[49], 1939–1987^[50], of Tibet^[51]; and Ugyen Rinpoche^[52], a writer^[53], 1920–1996^[54].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist^[6], philosopher^[7], and neuroscientist^[8]. Francisco Varela's field of work was biology^[14]. Among his employers was National Center for Scientific Research^[15]. Doctoral students include Antoine Lutz^[27], a researcher^[55], b. 1973^[56], of France^[57] and Eugenio Rodríguez Vega^[58], a writer^[59], 1925–2008^[60], of Costa Rica^[61].

Recognition

Francisco Varela received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].

Personal Life

Francisco Varela was married to Amy Cohen-Varela^[11]. A child of him was Leonor Varela^[12]. His religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[23].

Death and Burial

Francisco Varela died on May 28, 2001^[5]. Recorded place of death include Paris^[4], a commune of France^[62], in France^[63], founded in -0300^[64] and 11th arrondissement of Paris^[10], a municipal arrondissement of France^[65], in France^[66], founded in 1860^[67]. Recorded cause of death include myocardial infarction^[68] and hepatitis C^[69].

Why It Matters

Francisco Varela ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (429 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

His notable doctoral advisees include Eugenio Rodríguez Vega^[72], a writer^[73], 1925–2008^[74], of Costa Rica^[75].

FAQs

Where was Francisco Varela born?

Francisco Varela's place of birth was Talcahuano^[2].

Where did Francisco Varela die?

Francisco Varela died in Paris^[4].

Who was Francisco Varela married to?

Francisco Varela's spouses include Amy Cohen-Varela^[11].

What did Francisco Varela do for work?

Francisco Varela worked as biologist^[6], philosopher^[7], and neuroscientist^[8].

Where did Francisco Varela go to school?

Francisco Varela was educated at Harvard University^[16], University of Chile^[17], Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[18], and Colegio del Verbo Divino^[19].

What awards did Francisco Varela receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].