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Ernest Renan Facts
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Joseph Ernest Renan was a French expert of Middle East ancient languages and civilizations, philosopher and writer, devoted to his native province of Brittany. He is best known for his influential historical works on early Christianity and his political theories, especially concerning nationalism and national identity. His many exchanges of views with Auguste Comte led to philosophic essays he wrote, but the ideas of which he declared a common work in their preface : Essais philosophiques. (1823 – 1892) |
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Quotes by Ernest Renan
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The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.
Ernest Renan
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