Who is Henri Bergson from The Story of Philosophy and what is their importance?

Henri Bergson is born in 1859 and lives until 1941. He is born of French and Jewish parents in Paris. Initially he studies mathematics and physics. His analytic skills lead him to metaphysics which underlies all science. He is appointed to teach philosophy in 1878. Bergson writes his first major work, Time and Free-will in 1888. He becomes a professor in 1900 at the College of France. He remains an instructor there until his death in 1941. In 1907, he becomes the most popular philosopher in the world with his Creative Evolution. Although a youthful believer in Spencer, his fame causes him doubt.