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Ernest Renan

French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)

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Ernest Renan was a male author from France, with a work period beginning in 1848. He was born on 28 February 1823 and died on 2 October 1892. His notable works include *Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?*, *Historia del pueblo de Israel*, *Mahomet et les Origines de L'Islamisme*, *Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse*, and *L'église chrétienne*.

Renan is recognized in the Academie Francaise collection. His writings are referenced by 1,268 other encyclopedia articles. Various databases list his works count ranging from 5 to 701.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Tréguier
Place of death: 5th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation: theologian
Educated at: Collège de France
Employer: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Languages spoken: Hebrew
Native language: French
Religion: Catholic Church
Award: Imperial Order of the Rose
Notable work: Life of Jesus
Academic degree: Doctor of Arts
Doctoral advisor: Etienne Marc Quatremère
Student of: Arthur-Marie Le Hir
Field of work: religious studies
Image: Ernest Renan 1876-84.jpg

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described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
place of burial: Montmartre Cemetery
Commons category: Ernest Renan
date of death: 1892-10-12
member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Commons Creator page: Ernest Renan
name in native language: Ernest Renan
writing language: French
start of work period: 1848-00-00
has written for: Journal des débats
date of birth: 1823-02-28
contributed to creative work: Popular Science
birth name: Joseph Ernest Renan
P12749: Wilhelm Zaisser

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Ernest Renan, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Ernest Renan (/rəˈnɑːn/; French: [ʒozɛf ɛʁnɛst ʁənɑ̃]; 27 February 1823 – 2 October 1892) was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, writing on Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic. He wrote works on the origins of early Christianity, and espoused popular political theories especially concerning nationalism, national identity, and the superiority of white people over other human races.

Renan is among the first scholars to advance the Khazar theory, which held that Ashkenazi Jews were descendants of the Khazars, Turkic peoples who had adopted the Jewish religion and allegedly migrated to central and eastern Europe following the collapse of their khanate. On this basis he alleged that the Jews were "an incomplete race."

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