PHILOSOPHER

Ludwig Klages

1872 - 1956

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Friedrich Konrad Eduard Wilhelm Ludwig Klages (10 December 1872 – 29 July 1956) was a German philosopher, psychologist, graphologist, poet, writer, and lecturer, who was a two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the Germanosphere, he is considered one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He began his career as a research chemist according to his family's wishes, though soon returned to his passions for poetry, philosophy and classical studies. He held a post at the University of Munich, where in 1905 he founded the Psychodiagnostisches Seminar; the latter was forced to close in 1914 with the outbreak of World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Klages has received more than 186,770 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ludwig Klages is the 699th most popular philosopher (up from 726th in 2019), the 2,131st most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,269th in 2019) and the 95th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ludwig Klages ranks 699 out of 1,267. Before him are Jerry Fodor, Francesco Algarotti, Helmuth Plessner, Chandrakirti, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, and Onesicritus. After him are Pantaenus, Numenius of Apamea, Olaf Stapledon, Crantor, Anne Conway, and Eknath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Ludwig Klages ranks 62. Before him are Anton Korošec, Akhmet Baitursynov, Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Edward Gordon Craig, Solomiya Krushelnytska, and Reginald Doherty. After him are Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium, Traian Vuia, Adolf Schmal, Theodor Lessing, Luigi Orione, and Arsen Kotsoyev. Among people deceased in 1956, Ludwig Klages ranks 69. Before him are Miklós Nyiszli, Mir Jafar Baghirov, Alexander Korda, Erhard Raus, Lev Rudnev, and Alexander Fadeyev. After him are Hermann Abendroth, Jean Metzinger, Julien Benda, Jimmie Angel, Ernst Robert Curtius, and Johann Radon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Klages ranks 2,131 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1318), Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Adolf von Hildebrand (1847), Hans Richter (1888), and Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria (1795). After him are Jacob Philipp Hackert (1737), Guillermo Kahlo (1871), Karl Brugmann (1849), August Leopold Crelle (1780), Ernest of Bavaria (1554), and Johannes Oecolampadius (1482).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Ludwig Klages ranks 95. Before him are Franz Xaver von Baader (1765), Johannes Nikolaus Tetens (1736), Alfred Schmidt (1931), Rudolph Goclenius (1547), Johannes Sturm (1507), and Helmuth Plessner (1892). After him are Arnold Ruge (1802), Theodor Lessing (1872), Paul de Lagarde (1827), Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (1802), Albert of Saxony (1316), and Friedrich Pollock (1894).

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