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PHILOSOPHER

Friedrich Schleiermacher

1768 - 1834

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Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃlaɪɐˌmaxɐ]; 21 November 1768 – 12 February 1834) was a German Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant Christianity. He also became influential in the evolution of higher criticism, and his work forms part of the foundation of the modern field of hermeneutics. Because of his profound effect on subsequent Christian thought, he is often called the "Father of Modern Liberal Theology" and is considered an early leader in liberal Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Schleiermacher has received more than 738,387 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Friedrich Schleiermacher is the 164th most popular philosopher (down from 159th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Poland (down from 47th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Polish Philosopher.

Friedrich Schleiermacher is most famous for his theological work, and for being the father of modern hermeneutics.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 164 out of 1,081. Before him are Ferdinand Tönnies, Max Stirner, Mikhail Bakhtin, Padmasambhava, Cesare Beccaria, and Carl Schmitt. After him are Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Marshall McLuhan, Paul Ricœur, Chrysippus, Porphyry, and Max Scheler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 7. Before him are Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph Fourier, Joseph Bonaparte, François-René de Chateaubriand, Charlotte Corday, and Frederick VI of Denmark. After him are Karađorđe, Louis Desaix, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Caroline of Brunswick, and Lazare Hoche. Among people deceased in 1834, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 4. Before him are Thomas Robert Malthus, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and Pedro I of Brazil. After him are Joseph Marie Jacquard, Sunjo of Joseon, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Alois Senefelder, William Carey, Karl Ludwig Harding, and Husein Gradaščević.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 54 out of 1,454. Before him are Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), Paul Ehrlich (1854), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Władysław III of Poland (1424), Klaus Kinski (1926), and Otto Stern (1888). After him are Eric of Pomerania (1381), Ferdinand Lassalle (1825), Casimir III the Great (1310), Andrzej Wajda (1926), Bolesław I the Brave (967), and Emil von Behring (1854).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Poland

Among philosophers born in Poland, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 6. Before him are Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), Zygmunt Bauman (1925), Ernst Cassirer (1874), and Christian Wolff (1679). After him are Jakob Böhme (1575), Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1512), Alfred Tarski (1901), Günther Anders (1902), Paul Tillich (1886), and Heinrich Rickert (1863).

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