Jean Péguy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Film_Director
dramatist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:École_normale_supérieure
gptkbp:associatedWith Catholicism
Socialism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
gptkbp:birthDate 1873-01-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Orléans,_France
gptkbp:deathDate 1914-09-05
gptkbp:genre Drama
Essay
Poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean Péguy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Paul_Claudel
gptkb:Louis_Aragon
gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Simone_Weil
gptkb:Georges_Bernanos
gptkb:André_Gide
gptkb:Gabriel_Marcel
gptkb:Jacques_Maritain
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Péguy
gptkb:Henri_Bergson
gptkbp:involvedIn Dreyfus Affair
Political activism.
Literary criticism.
Social justice movements.
French_nationalism.
gptkbp:language French
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableAlumni Critique of modernity.
The concept of 'the eternal present'.
The importance of faith.
The relationship between history and spirituality.
The role of the individual in society.
gptkbp:notableQuote “The future is not a gift, it is an achievement.”
“The only way to be a good poet is to be a good man.”
“The heart is the place of the encounter.”
“The world is not a place, it is a person.”
“To be a poet is to be a man of faith.”
gptkbp:notableWork Clio
Le Mystère de la charité de Jeanne d'Arc
Les Portes de la ville
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
poet
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Villeroy,_France
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Cimetière_de_Villeroy