Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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- Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre
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- Date of birth
- 1881-05-01
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- France
- Date of death
- 1955-04-10
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- United States
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (French: [pjɛʁ tɛjaʁ də ʃaʁdɛ̃] ; 1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher, and teacher. He was Darwinian and progressive in outlook and the author of several influential theological and philosophical books. His mainstream scientific achievements include his paleontological research in China, taking part in the discovery of the significant Peking Man fossils from the Zhoukoudian cave complex near Beijing. His more speculative ideas, sometimes criticized as pseudoscientific, have included a vitalist conception of the Omega Point. Along with Vladimir Vernadsky, they also contributed to the development of the concept of a noosphere.
In 1962, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith condemned several of Teilhard's works based on their alleged ambiguities and doctrinal errors. Some eminent Catholic figures, including Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, have made positive comments on some of his ideas since. The response to his writings by scientists has been divided. Teilhard served in World War I as a stretcher-bearer. He received several citations, and was awarded the Médaille militaire and the Legion of Honor, the highest French order of merit, both military and civil.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French idealist philosopher and Jesuit Catholic priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of the Peking Man.
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- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is the subject of Teilhard de Chardin(Bernard Delfgaauw)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is the subject of Teilhard de Chardin(Franz Baumer)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is the subject of Teilhard de Chardin und das Evolutionsproblem
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