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Althusser, Louis 1918-90
French philosopher
Born in Birmandreis, Algeria, he was educated in Algiers and in France, and imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II. From 1948 he taught in Paris, and joined the Communist Party. He wrote influential works on the interpretation of Marxist theory, including Pour Marx (1965, 'For Marx') and Lénin et la philosophie (1969, 'Lenin and Philosophy'). In 1980 he murdered his wife, following which he was confined in an asylum.
Bibliography: Yann Moulier Boutang, Louis Althusser: une biographie (1992)
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