Who is Jean-Paul Sartre from Intellectuals and what is their importance? Intellectuals_(novel) English & Literature Jean-Paul Sartre | Intellectuals

Jean-Paul Sartre was born to an upper middle class French family. He was an only child that was born on June 21, 1905. His father died when he was a baby. He was educated at the best schools in France and was always an avid reader. He became a teacher at Le Havre. He was a POW in World War II, and when released, secured a teaching position in Paris where he became famous for his plays and philosophy of individualism based on freedom through action. Satre died on April 15, 1980, leaving his estate to his adopted daughter Arlette and nothing to de Beauvoir.