Category:Etienne Vermeersch

**Etienne Vermeersch**
	Belgian debater, philosopher and skeptic (1934–2019) فرميش سنة 2015
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Name in native language	Etienne Vermeersch;
Date of birth	2 May 1934; Sint-Michiels
Date of death	18 January 2019; Ghent
Manner of death	unnatural death;
Cause of death	euthanasia;
Country of citizenship	Belgium;
Educated at	Ghent University;
Occupation	philosopher; university teacher; author;
Employer	Ghent University (emeritus, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Ghent, Flemish professor ordinarius, 1967–1997);
Field of work	bioethics; philosophical anthropology;
Movement	atheism;
Native language	Dutch;
Award received	Geuzen Prize (2010); Groot Ereteken van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (2016); Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme (2011);
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English: Etienne Vermeersch ( Sint-Michiels- Brugge, 2 May 1934) is a Belgian (moral) philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater. He is one of the founding fathers of the abortion and euthanasia law in Belgium. He is also former Vice-Rector of the Ghent University.