Johann Gottfried Herder
1744 – 1803 · aged 59
German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803)
- Born
- 25 Aug 1744 · Morąg
- Died
- 18 Dec 1803 · Weimar
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- 25 Aug 1744BornBorn in Morąg
- 1764 – 1769RolePastor
- 1776RoleSuperintendent
- 18 Dec 1803DiedDied in Weimar
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
Biography
Johann Gottfried von Herder ( HUR-dər; German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈhɛʁdɐ]; 25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet, and literary critic. Herder is associated with the Age of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism. He was a Romantic philosopher and poet who argued that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people (das Volk). He also stated that it was through folk songs, folk poetry, and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation (der Volksgeist) was popularized. He is credited with establishing or advancing a number of important disciplines: hermeneutics, linguistics, anthropology, and "a secular philosophy of history."
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