Françoise Collin

Françoise Collin
Born(1928-04-08)8 April 1928
Braine-le-Comte, Belgium
Died1 September 2012(2012-09-01) (aged 84)
Saint-Sauveur, Belgium
EducationUniversité Libre de Bruxelles, Paris (studies under Jean Hyppolite and Maurice Merleau-Ponty)
OccupationsNovelist, philosopher and feminist
Known forFounder of Les Cahiers du GRIF; contributions to feminist philosophy; introducing Hannah Arendt to French audiences
Notable work
  • Maurice Blanchot et la question de l’écriture
  • Hannah Arendt. L'homme est-il devenu superflu?
AwardsCo-founder of UNESCO’s Revue des femmes-philosophes (2010)

Françoise Collin (8 April 1928, Braine-le-Comte – 1 September 2012) was a Belgian novelist, philosopher and feminist.

Known for her contributions to contemporary French philosophy and feminist theory, she was one of the first intellectuals to introduce the work of Hannah Arendt to French audiences. She was also the founder of Les Cahiers du GRIF, the first French-language feminist journal, and played a central role in shaping feminist thought in the Francophone world.

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