Johanna Schopenhauer
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Johanna Schopenhauer was a German writer and salonnière. She was the mother of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and author Adele Schopenhauer.
Johanna Schopenhauer in 1800
Johanna as an adolescent
Johanna Schopenhauer. Oil on canvas by Gerhard Kügelgen, 1817
Johanna Schopenhauer with her daughter Adele in 1806. Painting by Caroline Bardua.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Arthur Schopenhauer, also known as the “Philosopher of Pessimism”, was a German philosopher and writer. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation, which characterizes the phen
Johanna Schopenhauer
…Johanna Schopenhauer (née Trosiener; 9 July 1766 – 17 April 1838) was a German writer and salonnière. She was the mother of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and author Adele Schopenhauer. Johanna Schopenhauer was born in Danzig (Gdańsk), in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, to a family of middle-class…
Schopenhauer in 1859
Schopenhauer's birthplace house, Ul. Św. Ducha (formerly Heiliggeistgasse), Gdańsk
Schopenhauer in his youth
Schopenhauer in 1815. Portrait by Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl.