Louis Althusser
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About
French Marxist philosopher who developed ideas such as overdetermination and the epistemological break.
Before Fame
He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He spent time in a German prisoner of war camp for much of World War II.
Trivia
He wrote two autobiographies.
Family Life
He married Helene Rytman in 1946, whom he strangled during one of his fits of mental illness that he struggled with his entire life.
Associated With
He was influenced by Karl Marx.
