Christian Wolff
Philosopher, Academic
1679 – 1754
Who was Christian Wolff?
Christian Wolff was a German philosopher.
He was the most eminent German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant. His main achievement was a complete oeuvre on almost every scholarly subject of his time, displayed and unfolded according to his demonstrative-deductive, mathematical method, which perhaps represents the peak of Enlightenment rationality in Germany.
Wolff was also the creator of German as the language of scholarly instruction and research, although he also wrote in Latin, so that an international audience could, and did, read him. A founding father of, among other fields, economics and public administration as academic disciplines, he concentrated especially in these fields, giving advice on practical matters to people in government, and stressing the professional nature of university education.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1679
Wrocław - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
- Employment
- University of Leipzig
- Lived in
- Silesia
- Wrocław
- Died
- Apr 9, 1754
Halle
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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