Lev Shestov (1866 - 1938)

Lev Isaakovich Shestov (Russian: Лев Исаа́кович Шесто́в), born Yeguda Leib Shvartsman (Russian: Иегуда Лейб Шварцман), was a Russian existentialist philosopher, known for his "philosophy of despair". Born in Kyiv (Russian Empire) in 1866, he emigrated to France in 1921, fleeing from the aftermath of the October Revolution. He lived in Paris until his death on November 19, 1938.