Vladimir Lossky

Vladimir Lossky
Владимир Лосский
Born
Vladimir Nikolayevich Lossky (Владимир Николаевич Лосский)

(1903-06-08)8 June 1903
Died7 February 1958(1958-02-07) (aged 54)
Paris, France
Nationality
  • Russian
  • French
Spouse
Madeleine Shapiro
(m. 1928)
ParentNikolay Lossky
RelativesOlga Lossky (great-granddaughter)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Doctoral advisorÉtienne Gilson
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-discipline
School or traditionEastern Orthodox theology
InstitutionsSt. Dionysius Institute in Paris
Notable worksThe Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church (1944)
Influenced

Vladimir Nikolaievich Lossky (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Ло́сский; 1903–1958) was a Russian Orthodox theologian exiled in Paris. He emphasized theosis as the main principle of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.