Guy Debord

Also known as Guy Louis Marie Vincent Ernest Debord, Guy-Ernest Debord, G. Debord, Guy Louis Debord

French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)

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Guy Debord (1931–1994) was a French male author whose professional career spanned from 1946 to 1994. He is associated with the tags experimental, noise, situacionismo, and internacional situacionista.

His written output includes fifty-five works, with notable titles such as *Stratégie*, *Theses on the Situationist International and its time*, *Fin de l'ère chrétienne*, *Destruktion af RSG-6*, and *Lettres à Marcel Mariën*.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Guy
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: Bellevue-la-Montagne
Occupation: draftsperson
Educated at: Lycée Carnot
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Student of: Isidore Isou
Field of work: philosophy
Movement: Letterist International
Image: Guy Debord, painted portrait.jpg
Work location: Paris

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Commons category: Guy Debord
name in native language: Guy Debord
date of birth: 1931-12-28
date of death: 1994-11-30
manner of death: Suicide
birth name: Guy-Ernest Debord
cause of death: gunshot wound
has works in the collection: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
writing language: French
start of work period: 1946-01-01
end of work period: 1994-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Guy-Ernest Debord (/dəˈbɔːr/ də-BOR; French: [gi dəbɔʁ]; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International. He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie. Debord is best known for his 1967 work, The Society of the Spectacle, alongside his direction to the Letterist and Situationist Magazines.

Biography

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