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It was not until one year after his death in 1955 that his writings were published for the world to read.
This misstates Teilhard's publication history. He published scientific work during his lifetime, and *Le Phénomène Humain* was published in 1955, the same year he died, not a year later.
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The statement is inaccurate both in scope and in timing.
- Scope: Teilhard did not have to wait until after death for all of his writings to be available. The British Teilhard Network states that he "had always been free to publish his strictly scientific work," and the American Teilhard Association notes his "multi-volume scientific work on paleontology completed during his lifetime."
- Timing: Georgetown University's library page on The Journal of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin states that Le Phénomène Humain "was published as the first volume of his Oeuvre" in 1955. Since Teilhard died in 1955, that is not "one year after his death."
A more accurate wording would distinguish between his scientific publications during life and the later publication of many religious/philosophical writings.
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- The Journal of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (Preface, Part 1) | Georgetown University Library
"It has been almost fifty years since Father Pierre Teilhard's Phénomène Humain was published as the first volume of his Oeuvre. Twelve volumes of his philosophical and theological writings followed between 1955 and 1976."
- Teilhard de Chardin - FAQs - British Teilhard Network
"After his death, his religious, spiritual and philosophical writings... were translated into every major language... He had always been free to publish his strictly scientific work."
- About the ATA - American Teilhard Association
"In addition to his multi-volume scientific work on paleontology completed during his lifetime, Teilhard's religious writings were eventually published after his death in New York in 1955."