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Karl Jaspers

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Also known as Karl Theodor Jasper, Karl Theodor Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher. His professional fields included theology, psychiatry, and philosophy. He held nationalities associated with Germany and Switzerland. Jaspers was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

His written works have been cataloged in various libraries, with one source listing 367 works and another citing five. Audiobook recordings of his texts are available in German. On Last.fm, his audio content is tagged with spoken word, german, deutsch, philosophy, and Philosophie. Similar artists listed include Arthur Schopenhauer, Klaus Kinski, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Albert Camus, and Hannah Arendt.

Synthesized by Vinony from 30 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Wikiquote, VIAF, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1883–1969
Nationality
DE, CH, DEU
Role / Field
Psychiatrists, Psychiatrist, Psiquiatras, Philosophers, Philosopher, Theology
Language
ger, deu
Gender
Male

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karl
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Oldenburg
Place of death
Basel
Occupation
psychologist
Educated at
Heidelberg University
Employer
Heidelberg University
Languages spoken
German
Notable work
Axial Age
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Student of
Franz Nissl
Doctoral student
Jacob Marschak
Field of work
aesthetics
Movement
continental philosophy
Image
Karl Jaspers 1910.jpg
Work location
Heidelberg
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Commons category
Karl Jaspers
date of birth
1883-02-23
date of death
1969-02-26
member of
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
topic's main category
Category:Karl Jaspers
student
Hermine Speier
birth name
Karl Theodor Jaspers
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language
Karl Theodor Jaspers
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
archives at
German Literature Archive Marbach
writing language
German
IPA transcription
kaʁl ˈjaspɐs
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
P8168
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
influenced by
Søren Kierkegaard
time period
contemporary philosophy
professorship
corresponding member
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel
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Encyclopedic overview

Karl Theodor Jaspers (/ˈjɑːspərz/; German: [kaʁl ˈjaspɐs] ; 23 February 1883 – 26 February 1969) was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry, and philosophy. His 1913 work General Psychopathology influenced many later diagnostic criteria, and argued for a distinction between "primary" and "secondary" delusions.

After being trained in and practising psychiatry, Jaspers turned to philosophical inquiry and attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. He was often viewed as a major exponent of existentialism in Germany, though he did not accept the label.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karl Jaspers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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