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Also Known As	Henri-Louis Bergson
Born	October 18, 1859 • Paris • France
Died	January 4, 1941 (aged 81) • Paris • France
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1927)
Subjects Of Study	aphasia • evolution • human intelligence • memory • time • duration • instinct • morality • religion

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