Word: bergsonism
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...added that during his student days, Bergson was more accessible than most professors at the time, hosting open houses and a weekly Russian table...
James S. Duesenberry, a professor emeritus of economics at Harvard who had lunch with Bergson once a week for many years, said Bergson also stood out in more human ways...
Though many referred to Bergson as “Honest Abe” behind his back, Marshall I. Goldman, a former student, recalled a bet among his fellow graduate students about who would be the first to call the esteemed professor “Abe” in person...
Goldman said he still found Bergson “intimidating,” even after he went on to become the associate director of the research center once directed by Bergson, which was renamed the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies last year...
...Bergson entertained ambitions of becoming a professional artist until a gamble by his brother helped him win a scholarship to Johns Hopkins University, according to his daughter, Judith Bergson...