Friedrich Hölderlin
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Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Particul
Hölderlin by Franz Carl Hiemer, 1792
Friedrich Hölderlin's birthplace, Lauffen am Neckar
Hölderlin attended the Tübinger Stift (pictured) from 1788 to 1793.
The first floor of the yellow tower (now known as the Hölderlinturm) was Hölderlin's place of residence from 1807 until his death in 1843.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him between Johann Gottlieb Fichte,
Friedrich Hölderlin
…was a key figure of German Romanticism. Particularly due to his early association with and philosophical influence on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, he was also an important thinker in the development of German Idealism. Born in Lauffen am Neckar, Hölderlin had a childhood marked by bereavement…
Schelling as depicted in 1835
1848 daguerreotype by Hermann Biow (1804–1850)
Slavoj Žižek is one example of contemporary philosophers influenced by Schelling's philosophy.