Ile de la Cité in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Vladimir Jankélévitch

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

1. Vladimir Jankélévitch Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dans cette maison a vécu de 1938 à sa mort à l'exception des années de guerre passées dans la clandestinité

Vladimir Jankélévitch
Philosophe
1903-1985

Celui qui a été ne peut plus désormais ne pas avoir été : désormais ce fait mystérieux et profondément obscur d'avoir vécu est son viatique pour l'éternité."
V. Jankélévitch, L'Irréversible et la Nostalgie

(English translation:)
In this house from 1938 until his death, with the exception of the war years that were spent in hiding, lived the philosopher Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903-1985).

“He who has been can no longer not have been: henceforth this mysterious and profoundly obscure fact of having lived is his viaticum for eternity."
V. Jankélévitch, L'Irreversible et la Nostalgie

Erected by Association la Mémoire des Lieux.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 48° 51.175′ N, 2° 21.122′ E. Marker

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is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Ile de la Cité. It is on Quai aux Fleurs, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Quai aux Fleurs, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edmond Fleg (here, next to this marker); Square Jean XXIII (within shouting distance of this marker); Yvonne Netter (within shouting distance of this marker); Ile Saint-Louis (within shouting distance of this marker); Rene Coty (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmond Haraucourt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bells of Notre Dame (within shouting distance of this marker); Héloïse and Abelard (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . “Rediscovering Vladimir Jankélévitch” (Maison Français/NYU). Description of Jankélévitch from an announcement regarding an April 2024 seminar on the philosopher. Excerpt:

This great twentieth-century thinker, born of Russian Jewish parents and hidden under the Occupation, attracted crowds during his lifetime. But he was in the shadow of French Theory. His extraordinary work has been commented on and translated for the past decade. His work is devoted to philosophical questions such as Time, Death, and Freedom. A committed philosopher,
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

2. Vladimir Jankélévitch Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just a bit above and to the right of the silver Prius, hanging just below the plaque for Edmond Fleg.
he developed moral thought and reflected on forgiveness. He was also a marvelous pianist and musicologist, writing about Fauré, Debussy, and Ravel…

(Submitted on October 18, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.