Julius Evola

Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974)

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Lived 1898–1974, aged 76Italy

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1898–1974
Aged 76

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Updated 2026-05-29

Italian philosopher who built a following around traditionalist and esoteric ideas during Fascism and beyond. Evola's writings attracted the European far-right before and after WWII, positioning him as an ideological fixture in post-war militant circles.

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Giulio Cesare Andrea "Julius" Evola was an Italian far-right philosopher and writer. Evola regarded his values as traditionalist, aristocratic, martial and imperialist. An esoteric thinker in Fascist Italy, he also had ties to Nazi Germany. In the post-war era, he was an ideological mentor of the Italian neo-fascist and militant right.

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