Xavier Léon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Xavier Léon

French philosopher

Date of Birth: 21-May-1868

Place of Birth: Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1935

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Xavier Léon (21 May 1868, Boulogne-Billancourt - 21 October 1935, Paris) was a French-Jewish philosopher and historian of philosophy. In 1893 Léon – together with Élie Halévy and others – helped found the French philosophical journal Revue de métaphysique et de morale.
Léon remained editor of the journal until his death in 1935, when he was succeeded by Dominique Parodi.
In 1900 he founded the International Congress of Philosophy, and in 1901 the Société Française de Philosophie.
He wrote extensively on Johann Gottlieb Fichte.
He is buried in the Jewish section of Père-Lachaise Cemetery.