| 1909: | Born in Paris, February 3rd. |
| | Educated at the Lycee Henri IV Ecole Normale Superieure. |
| 1933-1934: | Taught philosophy at Le Puy in a girls school at Roanne. |
| 1936: | Joined Republican forces in Spanish Civil War. |
| 1938: | Had first mystical experience. |
| 1942: | Left France and joined Free French Forces (FFF) in London.
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| | While there was commissioned by General de Gaulle (head of FFF) to write report on duties/privileges of French in a France at Peace. |
| | Wrote study of Need for Security (The Need for Roots). |
| | Family escaped to U. S. A. |
| 1943: | Died of tuberculosis August 24th at a sanatorium in Ashford, VA. |
| 1948: | Gravity & Grace published (trans. 1952). |
| 1949: | The Need for Roots published (trans. 1952). |
| 1950: | Waiting for God published (trans. 1951). |
| 1951-56: | Three volumes of Cashiers. |
| 1953: | Oppression & Liberty (trans. 1958). |
| 1956: | Notebooks--two volumes. |
| 1957: | Essays on Politics published. |
