Bergson
Henri
[ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
Historical Examples
Bergson and His Philosophy J. Alexander Gunn
Creative Evolution Henri Bergson
The Mind and the Brain Alfred Binet
The Complex Vision John Cowper Powys
O Pioneers! Willa Cather
The Complex Vision John Cowper Powys
Bergson and His Philosophy J. Alexander Gunn
The American Mind Bliss Perry
On the Natural Faculties Galen
O Pioneers! Willa Cather
noun
Henri Louis (ɑ̃ri lwi). 1859–1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between metaphysics and science. His main works are Memory and Matter (1896, trans. 1911) and Creative Evolution (1907, trans. 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927
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