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Ernst Troeltsch

1865 - 1923

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Ernst Peter Wilhelm Troeltsch (; German: [tʁœltʃ]; 17 February 1865 – 1 February 1923) was a German liberal Protestant theologian, a writer on the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of history, and a classical liberal politician. He was a member of the history of religions school. His work was a synthesis of a number of strands, drawing on Albrecht Ritschl, Max Weber's conception of sociology, and the Baden school of neo-Kantianism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Troeltsch is the 489th most popular philosopher (down from 474th in 2019), the 1,279th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,244th in 2019) and the 61st most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ernst Troeltsch ranks 489 out of 1,267. Before him are Leo Strauss, Pierre Duhem, Ronald Dworkin, Dicaearchus, John Gray, and Zengzi. After him are Yi I, Zhang Daoling, Priscian, Petrus Ramus, Emmanuel Mounier, and Hasdai Crescas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Ernst Troeltsch ranks 42. Before him are Rashid Rida, Mikao Usui, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Gérard Encausse, L'Inconnue de la Seine, and Duan Qirui. After him are Nikola Zhekov, Valentin Serov, Frederick Cook, Yvette Guilbert, Rüdiger von der Goltz, and Rainis. Among people deceased in 1923, Ernst Troeltsch ranks 33. Before him are Raymond Radiguet, Milena Vukotić, Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, and Max Nordau. After him are Maurice Barrès, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Théophile Steinlen, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Charles Dupuy, and Albert Leo Schlageter.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Troeltsch ranks 1,279 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Wulff (1959), Gertrude of Merania (1185), Horst Schumann (1906), Hans Driesch (1867), Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (1484), and Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594). After him are Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1627), Lorenz von Stein (1815), Rupert of Salzburg (650), John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589), Hans Aumeier (1906), and Klaus Schulze (1947).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Ernst Troeltsch ranks 61. Before him are Hans Reichenbach (1891), Henry Suso (1295), Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), Franz Rosenzweig (1886), Paul Natorp (1854), and Leo Strauss (1899). After him are Hermann Lotze (1817), Johannes Althusius (1563), Axel Honneth (1949), Karl Löwith (1897), Ludwig Büchner (1824), and Karl-Otto Apel (1922).

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