Key facts
- Born
- 8 September 1906, Couvet , Canton of Neuchâtel , Switzerland
- Died
- 6 December 1985 (1985-12-06) (aged 79), Geneva , Canton of Geneva , Switzerland
- Spouse s
- Simone Vion (m. 1933–1951), Anaïte "Nanik" Repond (m. 1952–1985)
- Education
- University of Neuchâtel (B.A.)
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western Philosophy
- School
- Continental philosophy , Personalism , Non-conformists of the 1930s
- Institutions
- École libre des hautes études , Graduate Institute of European Studies, University of Geneva
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Denis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Couvet
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Neuchâtel
- Employer
- University of Geneva
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Denis de Rougemont by Erling Mandelmann.jpg
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- place of burial
- Cemetery of Kings
- date of birth
- 1906-09-08
- date of death
- 1985-12-06
- Commons category
- Denis de Rougemont
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Denys Louis de Rougemont (September 8, 1906 – December 6, 1985), known as Denis de Rougemont ( French: [dəni də ʁuʒmɔ̃]), was a Swiss writer and cultural theorist who wrote in French. One of the non-conformists of the 1930s, he addressed the perils of totalitarianism from a Christian point of view. After the Second World War, he promoted European federalism.
Life
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