80th Anniversary of The Death of Simone Weil (1909-1943)

August 24, 2023 is the 80th anniversary of the death of Simone Weil in the sanatorium at Grosvenor Hall in Ashford, Kent, UK.

Paris-based artist Thomas Hirschhorn built a stone memorial in the mountains above Davos in Switzerland:

In a tribute to the 80th anniversary of Weil’s death, Thomas Sojer from the Denkkollektiv drew attention to the often neglected but vital role of the being a teacher in Weil’s life and thinking. The essay appeared in German as part of the feuilleton magazine “feinschwarz” and can be read here.