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Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002)
sociologist, anthropologist, photographer, translator, researcher
- École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Louis-Barthou
Roland Barthes (1915-1980)
philosopher, literary critic, semiologist, sociologist, mythographer, literary theorist, essayist, ontologist
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Montaigne
Tzvetan Todorov (1939-2017)
historian, semiologist, literary critic, sociologist, geologist, literary theorist, essayist, critic, philosopher
- Sofia University, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Horst-Eberhard Richter (1923-2011)
medical specialist, sociologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, neurologist, peace activist
Reinhard Bendix (1916-1991)
sociologist
- University of Chicago
Georgi Plekhanov (1856-1918)
philosopher, politician, journalist, historian, sociologist, economist, art historian, revolutionary
Georg Lukács (1885-1971)
philosopher, politician, sociologist, literary critic, art historian, philosopher of culture, literary historian, literary scholar
- Humboldt University of Berlin, Eötvös Loránd University
Roger Caillois (1913-1978)
philosopher, poet, sociologist, translator, literary critic
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure