Bergson, Henri Syllabification: (Berg·son, Henri)Pronunciation: /ˈbergsən, berkˈsôN/Definition of Bergson, Henri (1859–1941), French philosopher; full name Henri Louis Bergson. He wrote Creative Evolution (1907). Nobel Prize for Literature (1927). Bergson, Henri in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Bergson, Henri in the British & World English dictionary