Evald Ilyenkov

Philosopher

Birthday February 18, 1924

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Smolensk, Russia

DEATH DATE Mar 21, 1979 (55)

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About

Soviet philosopher who was remembered for championing the theories proposed by Karl Marx.

Before Fame

His various works were translated and published in some 20 languages. He was known for Dialectical Logic from 1977 and The Dialectics of the Abstract and Concrete in Marx's Capital from 1960.

Trivia

He contributed much to the materialist development of Hegel's dialectics.

Family Life

He was born in Smolensk, Russia. He committed suicide in 1979.

Associated With

He was one of the foremost supporters of the theories engineered by Karl Marx.