Full Name: Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre
Born: 1905
Died: 1980
Hometown: Paris, France
Fave Subjects: Power, How To Be Good, Freedom, Truth, Knowledge and Understanding, Storytelling
Career Highlights:
- served in the army during World War II
- wrote philosophy, plays, and novels
- turned down a Nobel Prize for his work
- encouraged everyone everywhere to be free
Big Question:
When do we have freedom to do what we want, and when are things out of our control?
Pretty cool, right? There’s more about Mr. Sartre in our ThinkAboutIt series!