
André-Jean Festugière
O.P. (15 March 1898,
Paris – 13 August 1982,
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture Of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Haute ...
) was a French Dominican friar, philosopher, philologist, and expert on
Neoplatonism, and in particular the works of
Proclus
Proclus Lycius (; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor ( grc-gre, Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, ''Próklos ho Diádokhos''), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophers ...
. He is also notable for his translation of the works attributed to
Hermes Trismegistus.
1898 births
1982 deaths
Scholars of ancient Greek philosophy
French Dominicans
French male poets
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)
Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy
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