Hermann Lotze

German philosopher (1817-1881)
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Hermann Lotze
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Summary

Hermann Lotze was born on May 21, 1817[1], in Bautzen[2]. He died on July 1, 1881[3], in Hol Municipality[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], anthropologist[6], university teacher[7], logician[8], and physician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Albanifriedhof[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Saxony[12]
  • Occupation: psychologist[13], writer[14], physiologist[15], scientist[16]
  • Employer: Leipzig University[17], University of Göttingen[18], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[19]
  • Educated at: Leipzig University[20]
  • Doctoral advisor: Christian Hermann Weisse[21], Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann[22]
  • Student: Josiah Royce[23], Carl Stumpf[24], Friedrich Max Müller[25]
  • Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[26], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[27], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Doctoral student: Carl Stumpf[30], Wilhelm Windelband[31], Georg Elias Müller[32], Anton Marty[33]
  • Commons category: Hermann Lotze[34]
  • Archives at: Göttingen State and University Library[35]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[36]
  • Family name: Lotze[37]
  • Given name: Hermann[38], Rudolf[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hermann Lotze[40]
  • Commons gallery: Rudolf Hermann Lotze[41]
  • Work location: Leipzig[42]
  • Student of: Gustav Fechner[43], Ernst Heinrich Weber[44]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[45]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[46], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[47], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[50], Riemann's Music Dictionary[51], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[52]

Why It Matters

Hermann Lotze has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Aleksei Aleksandrovich Kozlov[55], a philosopher[56], 1831–1901[57], of Russian Empire[58].

His notable doctoral advisees include Wilhelm Windelband[59], a philosopher[60], 1848–1915[61], of Kingdom of Prussia[62], specialised in philosophy[63]; Carl Stumpf[64], a philosopher[65], 1848–1936[66], of Germany[67], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[68]; Georg Elias Müller[69]; and Anton Marty[70].

FAQs

Where was Hermann Lotze born?

Hermann Lotze's place of birth was Bautzen[2].

Where did Hermann Lotze die?

Hermann Lotze passed away in Hol Municipality[4].

What did Hermann Lotze do for work?

Hermann Lotze worked as a philosopher[5], anthropologist[6], university teacher[7], logician[8], and physician[9].

Where did Hermann Lotze go to school?

Hermann Lotze was educated at Leipzig University[20].

Who did Hermann Lotze influence?

Hermann Lotze has been cited as an influence by Aleksei Aleksandrovich Kozlov[55].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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