About Félicien Challaye
Lived 1875 – 1967 (aged 91). Félicien Challaye was a French journalist, philosopher and traveler.
Félicien Robert Challaye (1 November 1875 – 26 April 1967) was a French philosopher, anti-colonialist and human rights activist.
Early life Félicien Challaye was born on 1 November 1875 in Lyon, France. He earned the agrégation in Philosophy in 1897. Three years later, in 1908, he founded a human rights organization for the indigenous people of the Congo. After the war, he became a staunch pacifist. By 1931, he suggested he preferred peace to war, even if France had to be invaded by Germany.
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Who was Félicien Challaye?
French philosopher (1875-1967)
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Félicien Challaye was born on 1 November 1875 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
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Félicien Challaye died on 26 April 1967 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
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Félicien Challaye was a journalist, philosopher and traveler.
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Félicien Challaye was French.
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