Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born on 27 August 1770 in Stuttgart. A German philosopher, Hegel was one of the main figures of German idealism and developed a comprehensive system covering logic, nature, history, art, religion and politics. His Phenomenology of Spirit, published in 1807, traces the development of consciousness toward absolute knowledge, and his Science of Logic and Elements of the Philosophy of Right set out his metaphysics and political thought. He saw history as a rational process in which freedom gradually becomes realized, and his dialectical method influenced later thinkers. After teaching at Jena and Heidelberg he became a professor in Berlin. His work shaped Marx, Kierkegaard and many schools of philosophy that followed.
Before and after
- 14 September 1769Birth of Alexander von Humboldt
- 13 December 1769Founding of Dartmouth College
- 5 March 1770Boston Massacre
- 7 April 1770Birth of William Wordsworth
- 27 August 1770Birth of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 16 December 1770Birth of Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1771Construction of Vatican Museums
- 1771Discovery of oxygen
- 1771Arkwright opens Cromford Mill, the first modern factory
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- 1907Rise of cubism
- c. 1910sRise of Dada
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