G. W. F. Hegel
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G. W. F. Hegel 🇩🇪

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
["Philosopher", "Absolute Idealist", "Rector of Berlin University"]
Born Aug 27, 1770 🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Duchy of Wurttemberg
Passed Away Nov 14, 1831 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Lifespan 61 years old
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Archival Overview

Titan of German Idealism whose dialectical system traced the historical evolution of Absolute Spirit through thesis, antithesis, and synthesis in The Phenomenology of Spirit.

Biographical Record

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) completed his breakthrough masterwork, 'The Phenomenology of Spirit' ('Phanomenologie des Geistes'), in 1806 as Napoleon's cannon thundered at the Battle of Jena. Hegel presented reality as Spirit (Geist) becoming self-conscious through history.

His dialectical method analyzed history as an evolutionary struggle toward freedom, famously illustrated by the Master-Slave dialectic. At the University of Berlin, Hegel dominated German intellectual life, systematizing logic, political philosophy ('Philosophy of Right'), aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.

Key Life Milestones

1807

Phenomenology of Spirit

Published his monumental journey of consciousness from immediate sensation to Absolute Knowing.

1821

Elements of the Philosophy of Right

Formulated his ethical and political philosophy of the modern constitutional state and civil society.

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Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
Berlin, Germany
GPS: 52.5288, 13.3855
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