Bernard-Henri LEVY

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Author, Philosopher

FrenchBorn Bernard-Henri LEVY

French public intellectual and author

Born on November 5, 1948 in Béni Saf, Lgérie (75 years)

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Lévy was born in 1948 in Béni Saf, French Algeria, to a wealthy Algerian Jewish family. His family moved to Paris a few months after his birth. His father, André Lévy, was the founder and manager of a timber company, Becob, and became a multimillionaire from his business.



After attending the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Lévy enrolled in the elite and highly selective École Normale Supérieure in 1968, from which he graduated with a degree in philosophy. Some of his professors included prominent French intellectuals and philosophers Jacques Derrida and Louis Althusser.

...   Lévy was born in 1948 in Béni Saf, French Algeria, to a wealthy Algerian Jewish family. His family moved to Paris a few months after his birth. His father, André Lévy, was the founder and manager of a timber company, Becob, and became a multimillionaire from his business.



After attending the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Lévy enrolled in the elite and highly selective École Normale Supérieure in 1968, from which he graduated with a degree in philosophy. Some of his professors included prominent French intellectuals and philosophers Jacques Derrida and Louis Althusser.



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