Jean Greisch, born on August 27, 1942 in Koerich (Luxembourg), taught philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Paris Catholic Institute, where he was dean from 1985 to 1994. He was also director of the 3rd cycle of the Faculty, where he directed the Laboratory of hermeneutic philosophy and phenomenology. Professor-researcher at the Phenomenology and Hermeneutics Laboratory of the CNRS (1986 to 2005), he held the Romano Guardini Chair at the Humboldt University of Berlin (2009-2012). His field of research is metaphysics, philosophy, contemporary hermeneutics and contemporary hermeneutics. philosophy of religion. He is a specialist in Heidegger and Ricoeur.