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Johann Gottfried von Herder ( / ˈhɜːrdər / HUR-dər, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈhɛʁdɐ]; [15] [16] [17] 25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism.
Mar 12, 2024 · Johann Gottfried von Herder (born August 25, 1744, Mohrungen, East Prussia [now Morag, Poland]—died December 18, 1803, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar [Germany]) was a German critic, theologian, and philosopher, who was the leading figure of the Sturm und Drang literary movement and an innovator in the philosophy of history and culture.
Oct 23, 2001 · Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) was born in Mohrungen in East Prussia. His father was a schoolteacher and he grew up in humble circumstances. In 1762 he enrolled at the University of Königsberg, where he studied with Kant, who accorded him special privileges because of his unusual intellectual abilities.
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Johann Gottfried von Herder, (born Aug. 25, 1744, Mohrungen, East Prussia—died Dec. 18, 1803, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar), German critic and philosopher. Trained in theology and literature, he initially worked as a teacher and preacher at Riga. As court preacher at Bückeburg, he produced works, including Plastik (1778) and Essay on the Origin of ...
Mar 4, 2016 · Johann Gottfried Herder was born in 1744 into a relatively poor family of the lower gentry in the town of Mohrungen, today Morąg. Morąg is located in Poland; Mohrungen in the 18 th century was mostly part of East Prussia but shifted ownership between the Prussians and the Russians during the Seven Years’ War (1755-1764). The town of some ...
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Aug 25, 2018 · Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803), painting by Anton Graff, 1785, Gleimhaus Halberstadt. On August 25, 1744, German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic Johann Gottfried Herder was born. He was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the German language in the Age of Enlightenment and, together with Christoph Martin ...
Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher and critic, was born in Mohrungen in East Prussia. His father was a schoolteacher and he grew up in humble circumstances. In 1762 he enrolled at the University of K ö nigsberg, where he studied with Kant, who accorded him special privileges due to his unusual intellectual abilities.
