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French philosopher and theologian (1796–1867)

Louis Eugène Marie Bautain (17 February 1796 – 15 October 1867), was a French philosopher and theologian.

Life

Bautain was born in Paris. At the École Normale he came under the influence of Victor Cousin.

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In 1816, he adopted the profession of higher teaching, and was soon after called to the chair of philosophy in the University of Strasbourg. He held this position for many years, and gave a parallel course of lectures as professor of the literary faculty in the same city.

The reaction against speculative philosophy, which carried away De Maistre and Lamennais, influenced him also.

In 1828, he took orders, and resigned his chair at the university. For several years he remained at Strasbourg, lecturing at the Faculty and at the college of Juilly, but in 1849 he set out for Paris as vicar of the diocese.^[2] At Paris he obtained considerable reputation as an orator, and in