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Ludwig Feuerbach

1804 - 1872

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Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (; German: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈfɔʏɐbax]; 28 July 1804 – 13 September 1872) was a German anthropologist and philosopher, best known for his book The Essence of Christianity, which provided a critique of Christianity that strongly influenced generations of later thinkers, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Engels, Mikhail Bakunin, Richard Wagner, Frederick Douglass, and Friedrich Nietzsche. An associate of Young Hegelian circles, Feuerbach advocated anthropological materialism. Many of his philosophical writings offered a critical analysis of religion. His thought was influential in the development of historical materialism, where he is often recognized as a bridge between Hegel and Marx. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Feuerbach is the 84th most popular philosopher (down from 69th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Germany (down from 68th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Philosopher.

Ludwig Feuerbach was most famous for the idea that God is simply a projection of human qualities.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ludwig Feuerbach ranks 84 out of 1,267. Before him are Rudolf Steiner, Gregory of Nazianzus, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Karl Jaspers, Roland Barthes, and Herbert Spencer. After him are Theophrastus, Porphyry, Athanasius of Alexandria, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Jürgen Habermas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Ludwig Feuerbach ranks 2. Before him is Johann Strauss I. After him are George Sand, Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Napoléon Louis Bonaparte, Franklin Pierce, Benjamin Disraeli, Mikhail Glinka, Emil Lenz, Allan Kardec, Marie Taglioni, and Mongkut. Among people deceased in 1872, Ludwig Feuerbach ranks 2. Before him is Samuel Morse. After him are Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Charles XV of Sweden, Giuseppe Mazzini, William John Macquorn Rankine, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, Stanisław Moniuszko, N. F. S. Grundtvig, Franz Grillparzer, and George Robert Gray.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Feuerbach ranks 104 out of 7,253. Before him are Klemens von Metternich (1773), Karl Jaspers (1883), Rudolf Höss (1901), Peter III of Russia (1728), Charles Bukowski (1920), and Heinz Guderian (1888). After him are Pope Joan (null), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Michael Schumacher (1969), Pope Damasus II (1000), Friedrich Paulus (1890), and Rudolf I of Germany (1218).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Ludwig Feuerbach ranks 10. Before him are Martin Heidegger (1889), Hannah Arendt (1906), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775), and Karl Jaspers (1883). After him are Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Walter Benjamin (1892), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767).

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