List of centenarians (philosophers and theologians)

The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as philosophers and theologians – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see Lists of centenarians.

  Living

Name	Lifespan	Age	Notability
Hans Albert	1921–2023	102	German philosopher[1]
Ruth Nanda Anshen	1900–2003	103	American philosopher, author and editor[2]
Harry Blamires	1916–2017	101	English Anglican theologian and literary critic[3]
Mario Bunge	1919–2020	100	Argentinian-born Canadian philosopher of science
Konstantinos Despotopoulos	1913–2016	102	Greek philosopher[4]
Gillo Dorfles	1910–2018	107	Italian philosopher, artist and art critic[5]
Hans-Georg Gadamer	1900–2002	102	German philosopher[6]
Sir Lloyd Geering	1918–	106	New Zealand theologian[7]
Errol Harris	1908–2009	101	South African philosopher and author[8]
Charles Hartshorne	1897–2000	103	American pioneer of process theology[9]
Karl Holzamer	1906–2007	100	German philosopher and director general of ZDF[10]
Benoît Lacroix	1915–2016	100	Canadian theologian and philosopher[11]
Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias	1918–2019	100	Peruvian philosopher and professor[12]
Sir William Mitchell	1861–1962	101	Australian philosopher, professor and author[13]
Teodor Oizerman	1914–2017	102	Soviet and Russian philosopher and academician[14]
Alfred Vaucher	1887–1993	106	French theologian and church historian[15]
Paul Weiss	1901–2002	101	American philosopher[16]

References

1. "Mannheimer Wissenschaftstheoretiker Hans Albert mit 102 Jahren gestorben" (in German). Mannheimer Morgen. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
2. Wyckoff, Susan (2009). "Ruth Nanda Anshen: 1900–2003". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
3. Harry Blamires, influential Christian author, dies at 101
4. "Πέθανε ο ακαδημαϊκός Κωνσταντίνος Δεσποτόπουλος". News.in.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
5. "E' morto Gillo Dorfles, scompare a 107 anni il rivoluzionario critico d'arte" (in Italian). 2 March 2018.
6. Marucio, Fernando. "Hans-Georg Gadamer, 1900-2002". Geocities (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
7. Staff (2018-02-26). "'I have a great deal of optimism' – famous Kiwi atheist Sir Lloyd Geering celebrates 100th birthday". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
8. "Errol Harris". The Westmorland Gazette. February 22, 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Charles Hartshorne
10. Karl Holzamer, The Times
11. Daphné Cameron (2 March 2016). "Le père Benoît Lacroix est mort". La Presse (in French). Montreal. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
12. La voz de Miró Quesada Cantuarias a los 100 años (in Spanish)
13. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: William Mitchell (1861—1962)
14. "Скончался философ Теодор Ойзерман". Gorky.media (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
15. Alfred Vaucher (1887–1993) (in French)
16. "Paul Weiss, 101, Philosopher and Challenger of Age Bias", The New York Times