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1940 in philosophy
Events
- July - Jean-Paul Sartre is taken prisoner by the Germans.[1]
- September 26 or 27 – Walter Benjamin, literary critic and writer, died at the age of 48 when he committed suicide in an effort to avoid capture by the Gestapo.[2]
Publications
Births
Deaths
- March 1 - Anton Hansen Tammsaare (born 1878)
- May 14 - Emma Goldman (born 1869)
- August 21 - Leon Trotsky (born 1879)
- September 26 - Walter Benjamin see Events section above[3]
References