Søren Kierkegaard Biography

Søren Kierkegaard biography

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NAME: Søren Kierkegaard
OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Critic, Theologian, Writer
BIRTH DATE: May 05, 1813
DEATH DATE: November 11, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH: Copenhagen, Denmark
PLACE OF DEATH: Copenhagen, Denmark
Full Name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

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Søren Kierkegaard was a 19th century Danish philosopher who wrote about Christian belief systems and helped birth existentialism.

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Born on May 5, 1813, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Søren Kierkegaard went on to pursue work as a philosopher, publishing books like Either/Or, Stages on Life’s Way and Works of Love. He critiqued much of the dominant Christian ideology of the day and undertook ideological explorations seen as the birth of existentialism. He died on November 11, 1855.