Simone de Beauvoir

Birth Name:
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir
Birth Date:
January 9, 1908
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Death Date:
April 14, 1986
Place of Death:
Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Age:
78
Cause of Death:
Pneumonia
Cemetery Name:
Cimetière du Montparnasse
Claim to Fame:
Writers and Poets
Associates:
Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory. Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiographies and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She was known for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism; and for her novels, including She Came to Stay and The Mandarins. Her most enduring contribution to literature is her memoirs, notably the first volume, “Mémoires d’une jeune fille rangée” (1958), which have a warmth and descriptive power.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cimetière du Montparnasse

3 Bd Edgar Quinet

Paris, , 75014

France

Europe

Map:

Map of Cimetiere du Montparnasse in Paris, France

Grave Location:

Division 20

Grave Location Description

As you enter through the main entrance, at the intersection of Avenue Principale and Avenue du Boulevart, turn right on Avenue du Boulevart and count 8 spaces on your right and you will find the final resting place of Jean-Paul Sartre and his companion Simone de Beauvoir.

Grave Location GPS

48.840263, 2.327223

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claim_to_fame: Writers and Poets

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popular name: Émile Zola

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claim_to_fame: Writers and Poets

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