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Emil Cioran
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Romanian-French philosopher and essayist (1911–1995)
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Emil Cioran (1911–1995) was a writer whose literary output includes works such as *Breve confissão / Ao reler…*, *Henri Michaux (1899-1984)*, *Antologia portretului*, *Du pape et extraits d'autres oeuvres*, and *Var Olma Egilimi*. Open Library records 168 works associated with his name, while Crossref lists five. His writings contain statements such as, “I have no ideas, only obsessions. Anybody can have ideas. Ideas have never caused anybody’s downfall,” and “Love, a tacit agreement between two unhappy parties to overestimate each other.”
Cioran’s official website is cioran.com. On Last.fm, the name Emil Cioran is associated with 111 listeners and 404 plays. MusicBrainz categorizes the entity as a group from the area of Padova. The subject is referenced by 361 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 1995
- Works
- 168
Top works
- Breve confissão / Ao reler…
- Henri Michaux (1899-1984)
- Antologia portretului
- Du pape et extraits d'autres oeuvres
- Var Olma Egilimi
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 111
- Total plays
- 404
Emil Cioran (April 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist. Emil Cioran was born in Răşinari, Sibiu County, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. His father, Emilian Cioran, was a Romanian Orthodox priest, while his mother, Elvira Cioran (born Comaniciu), was originally from Veneţia de Jos, a commune near Făgăraş. After studying humanities at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in Sibiu, Cioran, aged 17, started to study philosophy at the University of Bucharest. <
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,971x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,235x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 8,010x
- Principles of Optics
· 1999 · cited 7,901x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Can it really be that for us existence means exile, and nothingness, home?”
- “I have no ideas, only obsessions. Anybody can have ideas. Ideas have never caused anybody’s downfall.”
- “No one should forget: Eros alone can fulfill life; knowledge, never. Only Eros makes sense; knowledge is empty infinity; — for thoughts, there is always time; life has its time; there is no thought that comes too late; any desire can become a regret.”
- “Doutbless, revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim, or else we are tangled in the subtleties of remorse; so vengeance too has its venom, though it comes closer to what we are, to what we feel, to the very law of the self; it is also healthier than magnanimity. The Furies were held to antedate the gods, Zeus included. Vengeance before Divinity! This is the Major intuition of ancient mythology.”
- “We are all secularised anarchists today.”
- “Love, a tacit agreement between two unhappy parties to overestimate each other.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Romania
- Place of birth
- Rășinari
- Place of death
- 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Employer
- Andrei Șaguna National College
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Native language
- Romanian
- Notable work
- A Short History of Decay
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- continental philosophy
- Official website
- www.cioran.com
- Image
- Cioran in Romania.jpg
- Residence
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Emil Cioran
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1911-04-08
- date of death
- 1995-06-20
- member of
- Romanian Academy
- medical condition
- depression
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Emil Cioran
- cause of death
- senility
- has works in the collection
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
- writing language
- Romanian
- time period
- contemporary philosophy
- influenced by
- Benjamin Fondane
Sources (11)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Emil Cioran (/ˈtʃɔːrɑːn/; Romanian: [eˈmil tʃoˈran] ; French: [emil sjɔʁɑ̃]; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms. His works frequently engaged with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism. In 1937, Cioran moved to the Latin Quarter of Paris, which became his permanent residence, wherein he lived in seclusion with his partner, Simone Boué, until his death in 1995.
Early life
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