Mircea Eliade
Romanian historian of religion and fiction writer
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. One of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and interpreter of religious experience, he... Wikipedia
Born: March 13, 1907, Bucharest, Romania
Died: April 22, 1986 (age 79 years), UChicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
Influenced by: Carl Jung, Rudolf Otto, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, and more
Spouse: Christinel Cotescu (m. 1948–1986) and Nina Mareş (m. 1934–1944)
Parents: Gheorghe Eliade and Jeana Vasilescu
Education: University of Calcutta; University of Bucharest