author
Daniel Halévy
1872–1962
A French historian and essayist with close ties to the literary world of fin-de-siècle Paris, he wrote vividly about politics, culture, and the speed of modern history. His books move between biography, memoir, and reflection, giving readers a thoughtful view of France in times of change.
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The life of Friedrich Nietzsche
by Daniel Halévy
About the author
Born in Paris in 1872, Daniel Halévy was the son of writer Ludovic Halévy and grew up in a highly cultured milieu. He studied at the Lycée Condorcet, where he became a friend of Marcel Proust, and he later built a career as a historian and essayist.
Halévy wrote on major political and intellectual figures and is especially remembered for works on thinkers such as Nietzsche, as well as for his reflections on French public life. He has also been noted for Essai sur l'accélération de l'histoire, a work that helped secure his reputation among social historians.
He was born in and died in Paris, passing away in 1962. His writing is often valued for the way it brings together personal memory, historical portraiture, and a sharp sense of how quickly modern society was changing.