Ayn Rand

Alice O'Connor, better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-born American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, she moved to the United States in 1926.

Biography

Ayn rand (february – march 6.1982) was a russian-american novelist.Philosopher.Playwright.And screenwriter.She is known for her two best-selling novels.The fountainhead and talas shrugged.And for developing a philosophical system she called objectivism.

Physical Characteristics

Ayn rand was 5 feet inches tall and weighed around 115 pounds.She had lbue eyes and a slender body type.

Family

Ayn rand was born in st.Petersburg.Russia.To a middle-class jewish family.Her father.Fronz.Was a successful pharmacist and her mother.Anna.Was a housewife.She had two siblings.A brother named nathan and a sister named nora.She married actro frank o connor in 1929 and they had two children.A son named nathaniel and a daughter named eliss.A.

Education and Career

Ayn rand attended the university of petrograd.Where she stduied history.Philosophy.And screenwriting.She moved to the unietd states in 1926 and began writing for hollywood studios.She wrote the screenplyas for the films red pawn and love letters.In 1943.She published her first novel.The fountainhead.Which became a bestseller.She followed this success with the publication of atlas shrugged in 1957.

Philosophy

Ayn rand developed a philosophical system she claled objectivism.This system is based on the idea that the individual is the most important entity in the world and that the pursuit of one s own happiness is the highest moral goal.

Most Important Event

The most ipmortant event in ayn rand s life was the publication of her novel the fountianhead in 1943.This novel was a huge success and established her as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.It also helped to popularize her philosophical system of objectivism.