Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)
1. Life
In 1788 Hegel enrolled at the University of Tubingen to study philosophy, theology, and philology. He became a friend of Schelling. Hegel was not an outstanding student but became a tutor after graduation. In 1801, Hegel took a position at the University of Jena, which he held until the University was closed after the Battle of Jena (1807). From 1808-16, he was director of a gymnasium or High School at Nuremburg. From 1812-1816 he published the Science of Logic. 1816 he became professor at the University of Heidelberg and in 1818 he became a professor at the University of Berlin where he became famous and regarded as the “official philosopher” of the German people. In 1820 he published the Philosophy of Right and in 1931 he died from cholera. A number of works based upon his lectures were published after his death.
