Julien Benda

French essayist and philosopher (1867-1956).

Born December 26th, 1867 in Paris. [ref]

Died June 7th, 1956 at 88 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]

Occupations
critic, philosopher, writer
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson