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Born | Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum 2 February 1905 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Died | 6 March 1982 Saint Petersburg, Russia | (aged 77)
Resting place | Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Other names | Ayn Rand |
Ethnicity | Russian |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
Occupation | Writer |
Years active | 1934–1982 |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
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Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; 2 February 2 [O.S. 20 January] 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, playwright and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.