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Octave Hamelin

Octave Hamelin, French philosopher (died 1907)

Born
July 22, 1856
Died
September 11, 1907
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1856

About Octave Hamelin

Octave Hamelin was a French philosopher. He taught as a professor at the University of Bordeaux (1884-) and the University of Sorbonne (1905-). Hamelin was a close friend of the sociologist Émile Durkheim, with whom he shared an interest in the French philosopher Charles Renouvier. He is also known as a translator of classical Greek philosophers. Octave Hamelin (22 July 1856, Montpellier – 11 September 1907, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales) was a French philosopher.

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The world when Octave Hamelin was born

Octave Hamelin was born in 1856. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineRep. Brooks canes Sen. Sumner on Senate floor
  • Technology milestoneFirst synthetic dye (mauveine) discovered
  • World population~1.36B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population27.1M

1856 versus 2026

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Measure18562026
Population27.1M341 million

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