Daniel Dennet By MIKETOBIAS Period: Mar 28, 1942 to Apr 19, 2024 Daniel Dennet Birth-Death https://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett 1959 graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Early_life_and_education 1963 BA degree in philosophy at Harvard University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Early_life_and_education 1965 started teaching at the University of California, Irvine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Academic_career 1965 DPhil in philosophy at the University of Oxford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Academic_career 1969 1969: Published Content and Consciousness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett 1971 Ended teaching career at the University of California, Irvine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Academic_career 1984 1984: Published Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett 1991 1991: Published Consciousness Explained https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett 2004 Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Recognition 2006 2006: Published Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett 2006 received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Recognition Feb 1, 2010 named to the Freedom From Religion Foundation's Honorary Board of distinguished achievers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Recognition 2012 awarded the Erasmus Prize, an annual award for a person who has made an exceptional contribution to European culture, society or social science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Recognition 2018 awarded an honorary doctorate (Dr.h.c.) by the Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, for his contributions to and influence on cross-disciplinary science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett#Recognition Apr 19, 2024 Death https://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-C-Dennett