Nikolai Berdyaev
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Summary
Nikolai Berdyaev was born on March 6, 1874[1], in Obukhiv[2]. He died on March 24, 1948[3], in Clamart[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], opinion journalist[6], university teacher[7], and theologian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,961 views/month, #7,087 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Kyiv[10]
- Date of birth: March 18, 1874[11]
- Date of death: March 23, 1948[12]
- Place of burial: Clamart Communal Cemetery[13]
- Father: Alexandre Michailovitch Berdiaev[14]
- Mother: Alina Sergeevna Kudasheva[15]
- Spouse: Lydia Yudifovna Berdyaev[16]
- Country of citizenship: France[17], Russian Empire[18], Soviet Union[19], Russian Republic[20], Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[21], Weimar Republic[22]
- Field of work: philosophy[23], philosophical anthropology[24], ontology[25], philosophy of religion[26], ethics[27], political philosophy[28]
- Employer: Lomonosov Moscow State University[29]
- Educated at: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[30], Imperial University of St. Vladimir[31]
- Member of: Russian Student Christian Movement[32], Moscow Religious and Philosophical Society[33]
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodox Church[34]
- Influenced by: Jakob Böhme[35], Immanuel Kant[36], Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling[37], Arthur Schopenhauer[38], Friedrich Nietzsche[39], Fyodor Dostoyevsky[40], Leo Tolstoy[41], Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov[42]
- Sex or gender: male[43]
- Member of political party: Union of Liberation[44]
- Movement: Russian religious philosophy[45], existentialism[46], personalism[47]
- Commons category: Nikolai Berdyaev[48]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity[49], honorary degree[50]
- Residence: Kyiv[51], Saint Petersburg[52], Berlin[53], Moscow[54], Paris[55], Clamart[56]
- Family name: Berdiaev[57]
- Given name: Nicolas[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Nikolai Berdyaev include 4184 Berdyayev[59], an asteroid[60].
Why It Matters
Nikolai Berdyaev has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
He has been cited as an influence by Aleksei Losev[63], a classical philologist[64], 1893–1988[65], of Russian Empire[66], awarded the USSR State Prize[67], specialised in philosophy[68] and Olivier Clément[69], a historian[70], 1921–2009[71], of France[72], awarded the Montyon Prize[73].
Entities named for him include 4184 Berdyayev[59], an asteroid[60].
FAQs
Where was Nikolai Berdyaev born?
Nikolai Berdyaev's place of birth was Obukhiv[2].
Where did Nikolai Berdyaev die?
Nikolai Berdyaev passed away in Clamart[4].
Who were Nikolai Berdyaev's parents?
Nikolai Berdyaev's father was Alexandre Michailovitch Berdiaev[14]. Nikolai Berdyaev's mother was Alina Sergeevna Kudasheva[15].
Who was Nikolai Berdyaev married to?
Nikolai Berdyaev's spouses include Lydia Yudifovna Berdyaev[16].
What did Nikolai Berdyaev do for work?
Nikolai Berdyaev worked as a philosopher[5], opinion journalist[6], university teacher[7], and theologian[8].
Where did Nikolai Berdyaev go to school?
Nikolai Berdyaev was educated at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv[30] and Imperial University of St. Vladimir[31].
Who did Nikolai Berdyaev influence?
Nikolai Berdyaev has been cited as an influence by Aleksei Losev[63] and Olivier Clément[69].