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Home/Memorials/United States/Portland/Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett

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Biography of Daniel Dennett

28. Mar 1942 – 19. Apr 2024(82 years)Died in:Portland, Cumberland County

American philosopher

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Boston, Suffolk County

Portland, Cumberland County

United States

Occupation(5)

philosopher writer professor researcher university teacher

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipRichard Dawkins AwardErasmus Prize Humanist of the Year Fulbright Scholarship Jean Nicod Prize AAAI Fellow Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Education(4)

Phillips Exeter Academy Wesleyan University Harvard University Hertford College

Daniel Dennett (* 28. March 1942 in Boston; † 19. April 2024 in Portland) was an american philosopher. He was 82 years old. His education included Phillips Exeter Academy, Wesleyan University, Harvard University and Hertford College. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Richard Dawkins Award.

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1942

Born in Boston, Suffolk County

1994

AAAI Fellow

2001

Jean Nicod Prize

2004

Humanist of the Year

2007

Richard Dawkins Award

2012

Erasmus Prize

2024

Died in Portland, Cumberland County

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