Otto Weininger
Philosopher, Author
1880 – 1903
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Who was Otto Weininger?
Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher. In 1903, he published the book Geschlecht und Charakter, which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23. Today, Weininger is generally viewed as misogynistic and antisemitic in academic circles, but was held to be a great genius by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the writer August Strindberg.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1880
Vienna - Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Education
- University of Vienna
- Lived in
- Vienna
- Died
- Oct 4, 1903
Vienna
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on July 23, 2013
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