Memorial Page for Bruno Latour (née Bruno Paul Louis Latour)
French sociologist and philosopher
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June 22nd, 2026
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Bruno Latour (* June 22, 1947 in Beaune; † October 9, 2022 in 13th arrondissement of Paris) was a french sociologist and philosopher. He was 75 years old. He was married to Chantal Latour. He had 3 children. His education included Tours University, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and University of Burgundy Europe. His faith was Catholicism. He received 8 awards, including Holberg International Memorial Prize, Albertus-Magnus professorate. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
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15 EventsBorn in Beaune, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
1947University of Burgundy Europe
1966until 1972
Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers
1977until 1982
Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation
1982until 2006
Mines ParisTech
1982until 2006
John Desmond Bernal Prize
1992prix Roberval Grand public
1992honorary doctorate of Lund University
1996Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne
2006Sciences Po
2006until 2017
Siegfried Unseld Preis
2008honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal
2008Holberg International Memorial Prize
2013Albertus-Magnus professorate
2015Died in 13th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France (pancreatic cancer)
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- Louis-Noël Latour
- Yvonne Latour
- Louis Latour
- Mireille Chalvon-Demersay
Bruno Latour (née Bruno Paul Louis Latour). Forever remembered.