Mircea Eliade
Deceased Q41590

Mircea Eliade

Romanian-American historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago (1907–1986)

Born: March 9, 1907 (1907) · Bucharest
Died: April 22, 1986 (1986) · Chicago
Age at death: 79 years
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States, Kingdom of Romania, Socialist Republic of Romania
Occupation writer, novelist, journalist, university teacher, philosopher, diplomat, literary critic, essayist, pedagogue, playwright, diarist, anthropologist, mythographer, historian, biographer, historian of religion, religious studies scholar, ethnographer
Field of work religious studies
Education University of Calcutta, University of Bucharest
Employer University of Chicago, University of Bucharest
Gender male

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