German philosophers
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Meister Eckhart
Eckhart von Hochheim O.P. (c. 1260 – c. 1327), commonly known as Meister Eckhart [ ˈmaɪ̯stɐ ˈɛkʰaʀt ], was a German theologian , philosopher and mystic , born near Gotha , in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire .
Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim , 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a German-Swiss [ 3 ] Renaissance physician , botanist , alchemist , astrologer , and general occultist . [ 4 ] He is also credited for giving zinc its name, calling it zincum . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Paracelsus
Thomas à Kempis
Monument on Mount Saint Agnes in Zwolle "Here lived Thomas van Kempen in the service of the Lord and wrote On the Imitation of Christ , 1406–1471" Thomas à Kempis , C.R.S.A. ( Thomas van Kempen or Thomas Hemerken or Haemerken , litt.Johannes Kepler ( German: [ˈkʰɛplɐ] ; December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician , astronomer and astrologer . A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution , he is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion , codified by later astronomers, based on his works Astronomia nova , Harmonices Mundi , and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy .
Johannes Kepler
Jakob Böhme (probably April 24, 1575 [ 1 ] – November 17, 1624) was a German Christian mystic and theologian .
Jakob Böhme
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
The birthplace of Hegel in Stuttgart , which now houses The Hegel Museum Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ( German: [ˈɡeɔɐ̯k ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈheːɡəl] ; August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher , and a major figure in German Idealism .Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ( / ˈ n iː tʃ ə / [ 42 ] or / ˈ n i tʃ i / ; [ 43 ] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈniːt͡sʃə] ; October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher , poet , composer , cultural critic , and classical philologist .
