Albert Camus was a French philosopher, writer, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history, and the first laureate in literature born in Africa. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel. November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960; died at 46. Alive at the same time as Donald Trump, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Franz Kafka, and Pope Francis. Wiki link