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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Jean-Paul Sartre

1905–1980

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

Early 20th Century

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Biography

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."

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1905
Birth

French philosopher and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (declined) (d. 1980)

June 21 →
1964
Event

Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honor.

October 22 →
1973
Event

fondé sous l'égide de Jean-Paul Sartre, le premier numéro de Libération paraît.

April 18 →
1973
Event

lancement du nouveau quotidien français du nom de "Libération" par Jean-Paul Sartre, Serge July et des intellectuels maoïstes.

May 22 →
1974
Event

Jean-Paul Sartre erhält vom Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart die Erlaubnis, den in der Justizvollzugsanstalt Stuttgart inhaftierten Terroristen Andreas Baader zu besuchen.

December 4 →
1980
Death

French philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

April 15 →

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