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The Mystery of Being is a well-known two-volume work authored by Marcel.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"7 December 1889","date":"1889-12-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154145#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"8th arrondissement of Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270230"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154145#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"8 October 1973","date":"1973-10-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154145#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"7th arrondissement of 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gabriel Marcel en 1969.jpg — Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0.","cite":"\"Gabriel Marcel\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-marcel. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:00:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-marcel","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-marcel","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-marcel?lang=ne"}}