The French Roman Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was the leading figure in the 20th century renascence of Thomism. Jacques Maritain was born in Paris on Nov. 18, 1882. Under the auspices of his mother, Mauritain's religious training...

Maritain, Jacques [addendum] Jacques Maritain died in Toulouse on April 28, 1973, as a professed religious of the Petits Frères de Jesus. His wife Raissa had died in 1959 when the couple was visiting France and from that point on...

. 1882–1973. French Catholic philosopher born in Paris, who worked mainly there and in North America. After being influenced by BERGSON in his youth he became interested in Thomism (see AQUINAS), developing a system which specially emphasized...

Maritain, Jacques(1882–1973) The French philosopher Jacques Maritain was a powerful force in twentieth-century philosophy and cultural life. The author of more than fifty philosophical works and of countless articles that appeared in the leading...

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