Bergson

American  

[burg-suhn, berg-, berg-sawn] / ˈbɜrg sən, ˈbɛrg-, bɛrgˈsɔ̃ /

noun

1. Henri 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.

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Bergson British  

/ bɜːɡˈsəʊnɪən, bɛrksɔn, ˈbɜːɡsən /

noun

1. Henri Louis (ɑ̃ri lwi). 1859–1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between metaphysics and science. His main works are Memory and Matter (1896, trans. 1911) and Creative Evolution (1907, trans. 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927

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Other Word Forms

• Bergsonian adjective

Example Sentences

Anna Bergson, who is married to a rabbi and whose children attend Jewish schools, said at a local vigil on Friday that antisemitic hatred had been "brewing" before the attack.

From BBC

His father, Thomas, was a writer and English teacher, and his mother, Dr. Lucy Bergson LaFarge, is editor of The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.

From New York Times

In our conversation, he casually referenced such thinkers as John Ruskin, Bertrand Russell and Henri-Louis Bergson, but was just as quick to ad-lib a flatulence joke.

From New York Times

He stood alongside Simon Bergson, the foundation’s chairman, who was born after the war to Auschwitz survivors, and mentioned his own family history.

From Washington Times

The former California governor and Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Chairman Simon Bergson, the son of Holocaust survivors, highlighted how prejudice can be wiped out in the space of a generation.

From Reuters