Alexandre Koyré

Alexandre Koyré
Born
Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra

29 August 1892
Died28 April 1964 (1964-04-29) (aged 71)
Paris, France
Education
EducationUniversity of Göttingen (1908–1911)
Collège de France (1912–1913)
University of Paris (1911–1914)
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Phenomenology
French historical epistemology
InstitutionsÉcole pratique des hautes études (1931–1962)
Johns Hopkins University (1946–?)
The New School (1941)
Main interestsHistory of science
Philosophy of science
Historical epistemology
Notable ideasCriticism of positivist philosophy of science

Alexandre Koyré (/kwɑːˈr/; French: [kwaʁe]; born Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra; 29 August 1892 – 28 April 1964), also anglicized as Alexander Koyre, was a French philosopher of Russian origin who wrote on the history and philosophy of science.