. . . . . "1884Z"^^ . "\u00C9tienne Gilson (French: [\u0292ils\u0254\u0303]; 13 June 1884 \u2013 19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes, yet also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas, although he did not consider himself either a neo-Scholastic or neo-Thomist philosopher. In 1946 he attained the distinction of being elected an \"Immortal\" (member) of the Acad\u00E9mie fran\u00E7aise."@en . "\u00C9tienne Gilson"@en . . . . "1978-09-19Z"^^ . "French historian and philosopher" . . . . . . . . "1884-06-13Z"^^ . . . . . . . "1978Z"^^ . . "Gilson, Etienne"@en . . . . . .