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  1. Johann Georg Hamann (20th century drawing) Hamann was born on 27 August 1730 in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad , Russia). Initially he studied theology at the University of Königsberg , [ 10 ] but became a clerk in a mercantile house and afterward held many small public offices, devoting his leisure to reading philosophy. [ 11 ]

  2. Jun 29, 2002 · 1. Life. Johann Georg Hamann was born in Königsberg in 1730, the son of a midwife and a barber-surgeon. He began study in philosophy and theology at the age of 16, changed to law but mainly read literature, philology, and rhetoric, but also mathematics and science.

  3. Learn about Hamann's life, works, and views on language, aesthetics, and Kant. He was a critic of the Enlightenment who used irony, analogy, and biblical references to defend religious faith.

  4. Jun 17, 2024 · Johann Georg Hamann (born Aug. 27, 1730, Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]—died June 21, 1788, Münster, Westphalia [Germany]) was a German Protestant thinker, fideist, and friend of the philosopher Immanuel Kant.

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  5. Johann Georg Hamann is born on August 27 in Königsberg, the capital of East Prussia, to parents of modest circumstances and Pietist orientation. 1740. Frederick II becomes King of Prussia, attacks Silesia, and begins the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–8). 1746.

  6. Book description. Johann Georg Hamann (1730–88) is a major figure not only in German philosophy but also in literature and religious history. In his own time he wrote penetrating criticisms of Herder, Kant, Mendelssohn, and other Enlightenment thinkers; after his death he was an important figure for Goethe, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and others.

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  8. Johann Georg Hamann (August 27, 1730 – June 21, 1788), also known by the epithet Magus of the North, was a philosopher of the German Enlightenment. He was a fideist, Pietist , and a friend and intellectual opponent of the philosopher Immanuel Kant .

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