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Paul Nizan

1905 - 1940

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Paul-Yves Nizan (French: [nizɑ̃]; 7 February 1905 – 23 May 1940) was a French philosopher and writer. He was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire and studied in Paris where he befriended fellow student Jean-Paul Sartre at the Lycée Henri IV. He became a member of the French Communist Party, and much of his writing reflects his political beliefs, although he resigned from the party soon after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in 1939. He died in the Battle of Dunkirk, fighting against the German army in World War II. His works include the novels Antoine Bloye (1933), Le Cheval de Troie [The Trojan Horse] and La Conspiration [The Conspiracy] (1938), as well as the essays "Les Chiens de garde" ["The Watchdogs"] (1932) and "Aden Arabie" (1931), which introduced him to a new audience when it was republished in 1960 with a foreword by Sartre. In particular, the opening sentence "I was twenty, I won't let anyone say those are the best years of your life" (J’avais vingt ans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Nizan is the 674th most popular philosopher (down from 604th in 2019), the 2,161st most popular biography from France (down from 1,884th in 2019) and the 87th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul Nizan ranks 674 out of 1,267. Before him are Frithjof Schuon, Shen Buhai, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Hippo, Ian Stevenson, and Dharmakirti. After him are Bernard of Chartres, Maximus of Tyre, Paul Virilio, Pyotr Lavrov, Cristoforo Landino, and N. T. Wright.

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Among people born in 1905, Paul Nizan ranks 97. Before him are Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Eugen Fink, James J. Braddock, Erwin Chargaff, Joseph Kosma, and Jacinto Quincoces. After him are Franjo Šeper, Mir Sultan Khan, Nathan Homer Knorr, Savitri Devi, Myrna Loy, and Giacinto Scelsi. Among people deceased in 1940, Paul Nizan ranks 59. Before him are J.-H. Rosny aîné, Jehan Alain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Oliver Lodge, Saionji Kinmochi, and Luigi Orione. After him are Joseph Meister, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Georgios Tsitas, Marie Krøyer, Giuseppe Motta, and Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Nizan ranks 2,161 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Leroy (1930), Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508), Luigi Federico Menabrea (1809), François-Xavier Ortoli (1925), Tristan Corbière (1845), and Henri Mouhot (1826). After him are André Courrèges (1923), Guillaume Amontons (1663), Joseph Meister (1876), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Léon Boëllmann (1862), and Peire Vidal (1140).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Paul Nizan ranks 87. Before him are Étienne Balibar (1942), Maurice Blondel (1861), Yves Bonnefoy (1923), Pierre Hadot (1922), Émile Chartier (1868), and Amalric of Bena (1150). After him are Paul Virilio (1932), Fulbert of Chartres (960), Charles Renouvier (1815), André Glucksmann (1937), Sarah Kofman (1934), and Émile Boutroux (1845).

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