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Ludwig Klages

1872 - 1956

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Friedrich Konrad Eduard Wilhelm Ludwig Klages (German: [ˈklaːɡəs]; 10 December 1872 – 29 July 1956) was a German philosopher, psychologist, graphologist, poet, writer, and lecturer, who was a two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the Germanosphere, he is considered one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He began his career as a research chemist according to his family's wishes, though soon returned to his passions for poetry, philosophy and classical studies. He held a post at the University of Munich, where in 1905 he founded the Psychodiagnostisches Seminar; the latter was forced to close in 1914 with the outbreak of World War I. In 1915, Klages moved to neutral Switzerland, where over the following decades much of his mature philosophical works were written. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Klages is the 735th most popular philosopher (down from 699th in 2019), the 2,334th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,131st in 2019) and the 92nd most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ludwig Klages ranks 735 out of 1,267. Before him are Julien Benda, Zalmoxis, John Argyropoulos, Jerry Fodor, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Paolo Sarpi. After him are F. C. S. Schiller, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Menedemus, Hermias, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, and Aleksey Khomyakov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Ludwig Klages ranks 73. Before him are Edward Wilson, Carlo Sforza, Momčilo Tapavica, Bak Jungyang, Edward Gordon Craig, and Georgios Tsitas. After him are Theodor Lessing, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, Morris Travers, Reginald Doherty, and George S. Robertson. Among people deceased in 1956, Ludwig Klages ranks 82. Before him are Erhard Raus, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Infante Alfonso of Spain, Lev Rudnev, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, and Julien Benda. After him are Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexander Korda, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Mikheil Gelovani, Ernst Robert Curtius, and Alexander Fadeyev.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Klages ranks 2,335 out of 7,253. Before him are Konrad von Thüringen (1206), Ludwig Crüwell (1892), Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877), Wols (1913), Michael Lippert (1897), and Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823). After him are F. C. S. Schiller (1864), Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803), Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792), Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1767), Friedrich Loeffler (1852), and Heinrich Eberbach (1895).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Ludwig Klages ranks 92. Before him are Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769), Johannes Sturm (1507), Ernst Nolte (1923), Johann Bernhard Basedow (1723), Rudolph Goclenius (1547), and Karl Vogt (1817). After him are F. C. S. Schiller (1864), Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792), Joseph Dietzgen (1828), Arnold Ruge (1802), Theodor Lessing (1872), and Helmuth Plessner (1892).

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