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birth of Eugene jr
Ionescu was born in Slatina Romania, born with the legal name of Eugen Ionesco (French pronunciation is ionesco) -
Romania to france
moves from Romania to France at the age of 4 -
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world war 1
global war with central powers (germany, ottoman empire) vs the allies (FRANCE, great britain, Italy, Russia, and japan, later the united states) -
returns to Romania
after his parents divorced, Eugene returns to romania with his father, Eugene Ionesco Sr. raised in a heavily fascist iron guard, hiding being Jewish, early life was a struggle for eugene -
University of Bucharest
after attending Saint Sava National College, studies French literature and philosophy at the University of Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania for 6 years -
married to Rodica
met a student of law, Rodica Burileano, in 1936; 3 years after graduating, they became married. later having a daughter -
fleeing Romania for paris to escape fascism
Eugene was a Jewish man, and during this time, a couple of years later, he had to flee his home country due to the fascist uprising in Rome, and Romania became part of the Axis powers. Ionesco was studying to become a doctor from 1938-1940 in Romania. In 1942 later fleeing Romania back to France with his wife -
Marie- France Ionesco is born
Born in France as the only child of Eugene Ionesco, Marie France Ionesco later grew up to be a professor In literature, and is in her 80s today. -
fone of the foundesr of 'theater of the absurd' genre
The first absurdist play (reflecting human condition and subjective ideas like irrational or meaningless life, pushing narrative boundaries for structures) was in 1950; written by Eugene Ionseco "The Bald Soprano,"
opening other productions such as "Waiting for Godot."