When is Ludwig Feuerbach's birthday?

Ludwig Feuerbach's birthday is July 28. He was born on July 28, 1804 in Landshut, Germany.

How old was Ludwig Feuerbach when he died?

Ludwig Feuerbach died on September 13, 1872, aged 68.

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Famous people who share Ludwig Feuerbach's July 28 birthday include Hugo Chávez, Karl Popper, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Rama X of Thailand and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Philosophy · Religion · Literature · 1804–1872

Ludwig Feuerbach — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 28 July 1804 · Died: 13 September 1872 · Age: 68

German philosopher of The Essence of Christianity, who argued that God is a projection of human ideals and influenced Marx

Did you know?His influential ideas on materialism and religion were a major inspiration for the political theories later developed by Karl Marx.

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Date of birth28 July 1804
Date of death13 September 1872
Age at death68
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceLandshut, Germany
Occupationanthropologist, philosopher, university teacher

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Ludwig Feuerbach argued that God is a projection of humanity's own best qualities. He studied theology, then philosophy under Hegel in Berlin. An anonymous early essay against personal immortality wrecked his academic career. In 1841 he published The Essence of Christianity. It claimed people worship idealised versions of themselves, and the book caused a sensation. His ideas influenced Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, though Marx criticised him too. He spent much of his life in rural seclusion. He died in Nuremberg in poverty.

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach ( FOIR-bahkh; German:; 28 July 1804 – 13 September 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist who was a leading figure among the Young Hegelians.

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Ludwig Feuerbach: Philosopher of Religion

German philosopher, 1804–1872

Ludwig Feuerbach was born in Landshut, Bavaria, on 28 July 1804.

He studied under Hegel in Berlin.

He wrote The Essence of Christianity in 1841.

He died near Nuremberg on 13 September 1872, aged 68.

Career highlights

1824Berlin: studied with Hegel
1830Thoughts on Death: anonymous essay
1841The Essence of Christianity: published
1845Theses on Feuerbach: Marx responds
1848Heidelberg: public lectures

Did you know?His famous line "Man is what he eats" was a pun in German: Der Mensch ist, was er isst.

Age at death: 68
Years since death: 154

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Father: Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
Spouse: Bertha Löw

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