CORBIN, HENRY (1903–1978), French writer, philosopher, and Iranologist. After early training in music and philosophy, Corbin eventually attained the diplôme des études supérieures de philosophie of the University of Paris in...

Corbin, Henry(1903–1978) The French Islamicist and philosopher Henry Corbin was born in Paris on April 14, 1903. He studied with such French scholars as Étienne Henry Gilson, Emile Brehier, and Louis Massignon. To expand the scope of his...

Henry Corbin (14 April 1903 - October 7 , 1978) was a philosopher, theologian and professor of Islamic Studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Corbin was one of the 20th century’s most remarkable and significant religious thinkers. His vision of the...