Louis Althusser
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Summary
Louis Althusser was born on October 16, 1918[1], in Bir Mourad Rais[2]. He died on October 22, 1990[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], and editor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,634 views/month, #6,586 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of death: La Verrière[10]
- Place of burial: Cimetière de Viroflay[11]
- Spouse: Hélène Rytmann[12]
- Country of citizenship: France[13]
- Native language: French[14]
- Field of work: political philosophy[15], epistemology[16], metaphysics[17], philosophy of science[18]
- Employer: École Normale Supérieure[19]
- Educated at: École Normale Supérieure[20], lycée du Parc[21]
- Student: Michel Foucault[22], Bernard-Henri Lévy[23], Marta Harnecker[24]
- Notable work: For Marx[25], Reading Capital (work level)[26], Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (work level)[27], Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists (work level)[28]
- Influenced by: Karl Marx[29], Vladimir Lenin[30], Antonio Gramsci[31], Claude Lévi-Strauss[32], Gaston Bachelard[33], Mao Zedong[34], Benedictus de Spinoza[35], Georges Canguilhem[36]
- Sex or gender: male[37]
- Member of political party: French Communist Party[38]
- Movement: Marxism[39], structuralism[40], structural Marxism[41]
- Doctoral student: Mileva Filipović[42]
- Commons category: Louis Althusser[43]
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction[44]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[45]
- Family name: Althusser[46]
- Given name: Louis[47], Pierre[48]
- Student of: Jean Guitton[49], Jean Hyppolite[50]
- Manner of death: natural causes[51]
Why It Matters
Louis Althusser has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
He has been cited as an influence by Michel Foucault[54], an anthropologist[55], 1926–1984[56], of France[57], specialised in philosophy[58]; Slavoj Žižek[59], a philosopher[60], b. 1949[61], of Slovenia[62], awarded the Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia[63], specialised in ideology[64]; Gilles Deleuze[65], a philosopher[66], 1925–1995[67], of France[68], specialised in philosophy[69]; Jacques Derrida[70], a philosopher[71], 1930–2004[72], of France[73], awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award[74], specialised in philosophy of language[75]; Alain Badiou[76], a philosopher[77], b. 1937[78], of France[79], specialised in set theory[80]; and Fredric Jameson[81], an essayist[82], 1934–2024[83], of United States[84], awarded the Holberg International Memorial Prize[85], specialised in literary criticism[86].
Works attributed to him include Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (work level)[87], Reading Capital (work level)[88], and For Marx[89].
His notable doctoral advisees include Mileva Filipović[90].
FAQs
Where was Louis Althusser born?
Louis Althusser was born in Bir Mourad Rais[2].
Where did Louis Althusser die?
Louis Althusser passed away in Paris[4].
Who was Louis Althusser married to?
Louis Althusser's spouses include Hélène Rytmann[12].
What did Louis Althusser do for work?
Louis Althusser worked as a philosopher[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], and editor[8].
Where did Louis Althusser go to school?
Louis Althusser was educated at École Normale Supérieure[20] and lycée du Parc[21].
Who did Louis Althusser influence?
Louis Althusser has been cited as an influence by Michel Foucault[54], Slavoj Žižek[59], Gilles Deleuze[65], and Jacques Derrida[70].