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Maurice Merleau-Ponty

French phenomenological philosopher.

Born March 14th, 1908 in Rochefort.

Died May 3rd, 1961 at 53 years old in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
aesthetician, art theorist, philosopher, professor

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore