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Emil Cioran

1911 - 1995

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Emil Mihai Cioran (; Romanian: [eˈmil tʃoˈran] ; French: [emil sjɔʁɑ̃]; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms. His works frequently engaged with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism. In 1937, Cioran moved to the Latin Quarter of Paris, which became his permanent residence, wherein he lived in seclusion with his partner, Simone Boué, until his death in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emil Cioran is the 111th most popular philosopher (down from 107th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Romania and the most popular Romanian Philosopher.

Emil Cioran is a Romanian-born philosopher, essayist, and poet who is most famous for his pessimistic philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Emil Cioran ranks 107 out of 1,267. Before him are Meister Eckhart, and Zhu Xi. After him are Wilhelm von Humboldt, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Tertullian, Gilles Deleuze, Bodhidharma, Antisthenes, William of Ockham, Henri de Saint-Simon, Pyrrho, and Johann Friedrich Herbart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Emil Cioran ranks 8. Before him are Ronald Reagan, Josef Mengele, Konstantin Chernenko, Georges Pompidou, Baba Vanga, Naguib Mahfouz, and Władysław Szpilman. After him are Juan Manuel Fangio, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Todor Zhivkov, William Golding, and Nino Rota. Among people deceased in 1995, Emil Cioran ranks 4. Before him are Yitzhak Rabin, Siad Barre, and Bob Ross. After him are Gilles Deleuze, Juan Manuel Fangio, Emmanuel Levinas, Adolf Butenandt, Eugene Wigner, Hannes Alfvén, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Maurizio Gucci.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Emil Cioran ranks 9 out of 844. Before him are Leo I the Thracian (401), Béla Bartók (1881), Eugène Ionesco (1909), Michael I of Romania (1921), Stephen Báthory (1533), and Alaric I (376). After him are John Hunyadi (1407), Tristan Tzara (1896), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Herta Müller (1953), and Mircea Eliade (1907).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Romania

Among philosophers born in Romania, Emil Cioran ranks 1. After him are Péter Pázmány (1570), Georges Politzer (1903), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Vazgen I (1908), Lucian Blaga (1895), and Ferenc Dávid (1510).

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