PHILOSOPHER

David Strauss

1808 - 1874

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David Friedrich Strauss (; German: Strauß [ˈdaːvɪt ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ʃtʁaʊs]; 27 January 1808 – 8 February 1874) was a German liberal Protestant theologian and writer, who influenced Christian Europe with his portrayal of the "historical Jesus", whose divine nature he explored via myth. Strauss conceived of myths as expressions of Truths, as opposed to the modern shorthand of myth for "falsity"- Strauss did not deny Jesus' divine nature. His work was connected to the Tübingen School, which revolutionized study of the New Testament, early Christianity, and ancient religions. Strauss was a pioneer in the historical investigation of Jesus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Strauss is the 343rd most popular philosopher (down from 339th in 2019), the 805th most popular biography from Germany (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular German Philosopher.

David Strauss was a German philosopher who is most famous for his book "The Life of Jesus Critically Examined" in which he argued that the Bible should not be taken literally.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, David Strauss ranks 343 out of 1,267. Before him are Alexandre Kojève, Judith Butler, John Searle, Johann Georg Hamann, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, and Nachmanides. After him are Louis Couturat, Rudolf Otto, Anne Sullivan, Justus Lipsius, Antonio Negri, and Crates of Thebes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, David Strauss ranks 13. Before him are Antonio Meucci, Jefferson Davis, Frederick VII of Denmark, Emir Abdelkader, Gérard de Nerval, and Johann Gustav Droysen. After him are Maria Malibran, Carl Spitzweg, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Thomas Cook, George Robert Gray, and Princess Louise of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1874, David Strauss ranks 7. Before him are Anders Jonas Ångström, Millard Fillmore, Jules Michelet, Howard Staunton, Adolphe Quetelet, and François Guizot. After him are Charles Gleyre, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Johann Philipp Reis, Josiah Warren, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, and Peter Cornelius.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, David Strauss ranks 805 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Baader (1943), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Wilhelm Cuno (1876), and Princess Louise of Prussia (1838). After him are Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840), Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1120), James Last (1929), Rudolf Otto (1869), Georg Jellinek (1851), and Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, David Strauss ranks 45. Before him are Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), Hans Jonas (1903), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), Bruno Bauer (1809), Moritz Schlick (1882), and Hugh of Saint Victor (1096). After him are Rudolf Otto (1869), Hermann Cohen (1842), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Karl Rahner (1904), and Moses Hess (1812).

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