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Karl Jaspers

1883 - 1969

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Karl Theodor Jaspers (; German: [kaʁl ˈjaspɐs] ; 23 February 1883 – 26 February 1969) was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry, and philosophy. His 1913 work General Psychopathology influenced many later diagnostic criteria, and argued for a distinction between "primary" and "secondary" delusions. After being trained in and practising psychiatry, Jaspers turned to philosophical inquiry and attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. He was often viewed as a major exponent of existentialism in Germany, though he did not accept the label. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Jaspers is the 81st most popular philosopher (down from 72nd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Germany (down from 79th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Philosopher.

Karl Jaspers is most famous for his philosophical work in the field of existentialism. He was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who was active in the 20th century. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, on October 18, 1883, and died in Basel, Switzerland, on February 26, 1969.

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Among philosophers, Karl Jaspers ranks 81 out of 1,267. Before him are Edmund Husserl, Al-Kindi, Nicholas of Cusa, Rudolf Steiner, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. After him are Roland Barthes, Herbert Spencer, Ludwig Feuerbach, Theophrastus, Porphyry, and Athanasius of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Karl Jaspers ranks 6. Before him are Franz Kafka, Benito Mussolini, Khalil Gibran, Coco Chanel, and John Maynard Keynes. After him are Anton Webern, Walter Gropius, Victor Francis Hess, Nikos Kazantzakis, Jaroslav Hašek, and Joseph Schumpeter. Among people deceased in 1969, Karl Jaspers ranks 5. Before him are Ho Chi Minh, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Princess Alice of Battenberg. After him are Theodor W. Adorno, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Otto Stern, Judy Garland, Walter Gropius, Franz von Papen, and Zakir Husain.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Jaspers ranks 99 out of 7,253. Before him are Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775), Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), and Klemens von Metternich (1773). After him are Rudolf Höss (1901), Peter III of Russia (1728), Charles Bukowski (1920), Heinz Guderian (1888), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), and Pope Joan (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Karl Jaspers ranks 9. Before him are Friedrich Engels (1820), Martin Heidegger (1889), Hannah Arendt (1906), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775). After him are Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Walter Benjamin (1892), and Friedrich Fröbel (1782).

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