# Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg

> German philosopher, philologist, Prussian university professor (1802-1872)

**Wikidata**: [Q61280](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61280)  
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## Summary

Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg was born on November 30, 1802, in Eutin[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] and died on January 24, 1872, in Berlin[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. He was a German-speaking philosopher, university teacher, pedagogue, and writer[1][8][9][1][8], the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Trendelenburg[8] and father of Friedrich Trendelenburg[1][8].He studied at Leipzig University, Frederick William University Berlin, and Kiel University[8], then spent his career on the faculty of Frederick William University Berlin[1]. His scholarly work centered on Immanuel Kant and Aristotle[1].Among his honors were the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[10].


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