Peter Wessel Zapffe

Peter Wessel Zapffe was a Norwegian philosopher, author, artist, lawyer and mountaineer. He is often noted for his philosophically pessimistic and fatalistic view of human existence. His system of philosophy was inspired by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, as well as his firm advocacy of antinatalism.

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Who was born first?

• Peter Wessel Zapffe and Zaki al-Arsuzi were born the same year
• Peter Wessel Zapffe and Ernest Hemingway were born the same year
• Peter Wessel Zapffe and Konstantinos Tsatsos were born the same year
• Peter Wessel Zapffe and Yasunari Kawabata were born the same year
• Peter Wessel Zapffe and Carlo Rosselli were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carlo RosselliNovember 16, 1899 – June 9, 1937
2. Ernest HemingwayJuly 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961
3. Konstantinos TsatsosJuly 1, 1899 – October 8, 1987
4. Peter Wessel Zapffe (this page)December 18, 1899 – October 12, 1990
5. Yasunari KawabataJune 11, 1899 – April 16, 1972
6. Zaki al-ArsuziJune 1899 – July 2, 1968

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