Alain
French philosopher and journalist
Émile-Auguste Chartier, commonly known as Alain, was a French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy. He adopted his pseudonym as the most banal he could find. There is no evidence he ever thought in so doing of the... Wikipedia
Born: March 3, 1868, Mortagne-au-Perche, France
Died: June 2, 1951 (age 83 years), Le Vésinet, France
Education: École normale supérieure (1892) and École normale supérieure
Parents: Juliette-Clémence Chaline and Étienne Chartier
Main interests: Political philosophy