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Gabriel Marcel
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French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)
Gabriel Marcel was a French philosopher and playwright who developed a major form of Christian existentialism in the 20th century. His work matters because he explored how people find meaning through relationships, faith, and personal existence, influencing both philosophy and theology in ways that continue to shape how we think about human connection and purpose.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 102
Top works
- The Mystery of Being 2. Faith and Reason
- Mystery of Being II
- royces metaphysics
- ROme N'est Plus Dans Rome
- Presence et Immortalite (Homo-Sapiens)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1889
- Active to
- 1973
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 465
- Total plays
- 785
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- 7th arrondissement of Paris
- Father
- Henry Marcel
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Employer
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- Christian existentialism
- Image
- Gabriel Marcel en 1969.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1889-12-07
- date of death
- 1973-10-08
- Commons category
- Gabriel Marcel
- birth name
- Gabriel Honoré Marcel
- member of
- Société française de philosophie
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Gabriel Marcel
- student
- Paul Ricœur
- writing language
- French
- influenced by
- Louis Lavelle
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Gabriel Marcel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Catholic Church portal Philosophy portal
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