| − | The earliest existentialist was the Christian philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]. [[Henri Bergson]] (1859 – 1941), 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature, and [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] (1905 – 1980), philosopher, playwright, and novelist, that was the leading exponent of [[existentialism]], are probably the best-known examples of this School. [[Karl Jaspers]] also in Germany. | + | The earliest [[existentialism|existentialist]] was the Christian philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]. Other prominent existentialists include [[Henri Bergson]] (1859 – 1941), winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature, [[Karl Jaspers]], and the noted philosopher, playwright, and novelist [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] (1905 – 1980). |