Johann Gottfried Herder Philosopher

Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism.

Personal facts

Johann Gottfried Herder
Birth dateAugust 25, 1744
Birth place
Morąg
Date of deathDecember 18, 1803
Place of death
Weimar
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Main interest
Cultural anthropology
Philology
Sturm und Drang

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Philosopher

influenced
influenced by
Immanuel Kant
Kālidāsa
Johann Georg Hamann
notable idea
Volksgeist
philosophical school
Romantic nationalism

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Johann Gottfried Herder on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/?id=19&autor=Herder,%20%20Johann%20Gottfried&autor_vorname=%20Johann%20Gottfried&autor_nachname=Herder
  2. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_the_history_of_ideas/v071/71.4.zammito.html
  3. http://www.johann-gottfried-herder.de
  4. http://www.johann-gottfried-herder.net/english/ihs_society.htm
  5. http://www.stanford.edu/~tino/herderindex.htm