Xavier Tilliette

Xavier Tilliette
Xavier Tilliette in 2017
Born(1921-07-23)23 July 1921
Died10 December 2018(2018-12-10) (aged 97)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Philosopher
Historian of philosophy
Theologian
Catholic priest

Xavier Tilliette (23 July 1921 – 10 December 2018) was a French philosopher, historian of philosophy, theologian, and Jesuit Catholic priest. A former student of Jean Wahl and of Vladimir Jankélévitch, he was a member of the Society of Jesus (1938) and professor emeritus at the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969), having taught also at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1972), the Lateran University, and the Centre Sèvres in Paris.