Belgian professor of philosophy (1946–2019)
Gilbert Hottois (29 March 1946 – 16 March 2019)[1] was a Belgian professor of philosophy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles who specialised in Bioethics.
Hottois was born in Brussels. His positions included:
- Vice-Président of the Association des Sociétés de Philosophie de Langue Française (ASPLF) (2002–) ;
- Member of the Advisory Board of " Utopean studies " (St Louis, Miss., USA) ;
- President of the Société Belge de Philosophie (1990–1993) ;
- Founder member and vice-président (1990–) of the Société pour la philosophie de la technique (Paris) ; Président (1997–1999) ;
- Member of the Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (2003–) ;
He was chair of the programme committee of the 2008 World Congress of Philosophy