Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The 106th Anniversary of Corbin's Birth

Henry Eugène Corbin was born on the 14th of April, 1903, at 47 avenue Bosquet, Paris the son of Henri Arthur Corbin and Eugènie Fournier. His mother died 10 days later. Here he is at about the age of five, with his aunt Mme Émilie Petithenry.

























[Photo from Amir-Moezzi, M., Christian Jambet et Pierre Lory, (Editors). Henry Corbin: Philosophies et Sagesses des Religions du Livre. Brepols, 2005. Proceedings of this Colloquium.]

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