Birth of Simone de Beauvoir9 January 1908
Simone de Beauvoir is born in Paris to Georges Bertrand de Beauvoir and Francoise Brasseur.
Historical person
Simone de Beauvoir Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Simone de Beauvoir, based on 10 World History Database records associated with France.
10 records1908–198610 events1 places
Chronological biography
1908
1929
Agregation in Philosophy1929
Beauvoir places second in the philosophy agregation and begins her lifelong partnership with Sartre.
1943
She Came to Stay1943
Beauvoir publishes She Came to Stay, exploring freedom, jealousy and relations with others.
1944
Pyrrhus and Cineas1944
Beauvoir publishes Pyrrhus and Cineas, examining freedom, action and ethical relations.
1945
Les Temps Modernes1945
Beauvoir becomes a founding editor of Les Temps Modernes.
1947
The Ethics of Ambiguity1947
Beauvoir publishes The Ethics of Ambiguity, developing an existential account of ethical freedom.
1949
The Second Sex1949
Beauvoir publishes The Second Sex, analysing women's oppression through existential and historical categories.
1954
The Mandarins1954
Beauvoir publishes The Mandarins, depicting political and moral dilemmas among postwar intellectuals.
1970
The Coming of Age1970
Beauvoir publishes The Coming of Age, analysing social exclusion and representations of old age.
1986
Death of Simone de Beauvoir14 April 1986
Simone de Beauvoir dies in Paris, aged seventy-eight.
Titles and roles
Editor · Philosopher · Teacher
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.