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. The neo-orthodoxy movement of the twentieth century, typically (though not without challenge) seen to be spearheaded by Karl Barth, was in many ways an attempt to challenge his influence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Schleiermacher is the 155th most popular philosopher (up from 156th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Poland (up from 48th in 2019) and the 4th 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 155 out of 1,267. Before him are Proclus, Buddhaghosa, Emanuel Swedenborg, John Venn, Han Fei, and Louis Althusser. After him are György Lukács, Clement of Alexandria, Max Stirner, Max Scheler, Hans Kelsen, and Ibn Tufail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 6. Before him are Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph Fourier, François-René de Chateaubriand, Joseph Bonaparte, and Charlotte Corday. After him are Frederick VI of Denmark, Karađorđe, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Louis Desaix. Among people deceased in 1834, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 4. Before him are Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Robert Malthus, and Pedro I of Brazil. After him are Joseph Marie Jacquard, Sunjo of Joseon, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Alois Senefelder, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Karl Ludwig Harding, and Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 46 out of 1,694. Before him are Arthur Rubinstein (1887), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Rudolf Virchow (1821), Bronisław Malinowski (1884), and Klaus Kinski (1926). After him are Casimir III the Great (1310), Kurt Alder (1902), Faustina Kowalska (1905), Paul Ehrlich (1854), Kurt Lewin (1890), and Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Poland

Among philosophers born in Poland, Friedrich Schleiermacher ranks 4. Before him are Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), and Zygmunt Bauman (1925). After him are Ernst Cassirer (1874), Jakob Böhme (1575), Christian Wolff (1679), Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1512), Alfred Tarski (1901), Günther Anders (1902), Heinrich Rickert (1863), and Paul Tillich (1886).

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