PHILOSOPHER

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

1775 - 1854

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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈjoːzɛf ˈʃɛlɪŋ]; 27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854), later (after 1812) von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him between Johann Gottlieb Fichte, his mentor in his early years, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, his one-time university roommate, early friend, and later rival. Interpreting Schelling's philosophy is regarded as difficult because of its evolving nature. Schelling's thought in the main has been neglected, especially in the English-speaking world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling is the 80th most popular philosopher (down from 70th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Germany (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Philosopher.

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling was a German philosopher who was most famous for his work in the philosophy of nature and the philosophy of mythology.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ranks 80 out of 1,267. Before him are Leucippus, Edmund Husserl, Al-Kindi, Nicholas of Cusa, Rudolf Steiner, and Gregory of Nazianzus. After him are Karl Jaspers, Roland Barthes, Herbert Spencer, Ludwig Feuerbach, Theophrastus, and Porphyry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ranks 3. Before him are André-Marie Ampère, and Jane Austen. After him are Bahadur Shah Zafar, J. M. W. Turner, Ching Shih, Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Lucien Bonaparte, Eugène François Vidocq, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Matthew Lewis, and François-Adrien Boieldieu. Among people deceased in 1854, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ranks 2. Before him is Georg Ohm. After him are Abbas I of Egypt, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Johann Peter Eckermann, Charles III, Duke of Parma, Józef Elsner, Zénaïde Bonaparte, Karl Adolph von Basedow, and Fructuoso Rivera.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ranks 95 out of 7,253. Before him are Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Bruce Willis (1955), Clara Schumann (1819), Charles the Bald (823), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), and Caspar David Friedrich (1774). After him are Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Klemens von Metternich (1773), Karl Jaspers (1883), Rudolf Höss (1901), and Peter III of Russia (1728).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ranks 8. Before him are Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Friedrich Engels (1820), Martin Heidegger (1889), Hannah Arendt (1906), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), and Nicholas of Cusa (1401). After him are Karl Jaspers (1883), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), and Walter Benjamin (1892).

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