Born: 26 September 1889 · Died: 26 May 1976 · Age at death: 86
How old was Martin Heidegger when he died?
Martin Heidegger died aged 86. He was born on 26 September 1889 and died on 26 May 1976.
German philosopher whose Being and Time reshaped 20th-century thought, though his Nazi party membership remains controversial
Did you know?He spent much of his time writing in a small, secluded wooden hut located in the Black Forest mountains.
Quick facts
Date of birth26 September 1889
Date of death26 May 1976
Age at death86
Cause of deathInfectious disease
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceMeßkirch, Germany
Occupationphilosopher, poet, university teacher
Editor's Take:
Heidegger is one of the most influential and most troubling philosophers of the twentieth century. His book Being and Time asked what it means for something to exist at all. His ideas shaped existentialism, deconstruction and much of modern European thought. Yet he joined the Nazi Party and served as a university rector under Hitler. Scholars still debate how far his politics and philosophy are linked.
Key Milestones
1927: Being and Time – published
1928: Freiburg – succeeds Husserl
1933: Rector – joins the Nazi Party
1934: Resigns as rector
Martin Heidegger (26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher whose work was central to the development of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He has had significant impact within subsequent philosophy, social sciences and humanities, and theology.
