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V. Y. Mudimbe

American writer

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born: 1941
died: 2025
age at death: 83
known for: philosopher, writer, university teacher

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who v. y. mudimbe is

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe was a Congolese philosopher, academic and author of poems, novels, as well as books and articles on African culture and intellectual history. Mudimbe was Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of Romance Studies and professor of comparative literature at Duke University and maître de conférences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris.

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