Ludwig Büchner
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German philosopher and scientist (1824-1899)
Key facts
- Born
- Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner , ( 1824-03-29 ) 29 March 1824, Darmstadt , Grand Duchy of Hesse , German Confederation
- Died
- 30 April 1899 (1899-04-30) (aged 75), Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
- Political party
- German Free-minded Party
- Relatives
- Georg Büchner (brother), Luise Büchner (sister)
- Education
- University of Giessen , University of Strasbourg , University of Würzburg , University of Vienna
- Thesis
- Beiträge zur Hall'schen Lehre von einem excitomotorischen Nervensystem (Contributions to the Hallerian Theory of an Excitomotor Nervous System) (1848)
- Era
- 19th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- German materialism
- Institutions
- University of Tübingen
- Main interests
- Philosophy of science
- Notable ideas
- Nature is purely physical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwig
- Family name
- Büchner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Place of birth
- Darmstadt
- Place of death
- Darmstadt
- Occupation
- naturalist
- Employer
- University of Tübingen
- Political party
- German Progress Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- atheism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Medicine
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Ludwig Büchner.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Ludwig Büchner
- date of birth
- 1824-01-01
- date of death
- 1899-01-01
- writing language
- German
- Commons Creator page
- Ludwig Büchner
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P8168
- Jefferson Township
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Ludwig Büchner, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner (/ˈbjuːknər/; German: [ˈbyːçnɐ]; 29 March 1824 – 30 April 1899) was a German philosopher, physiologist and physician who became one of the exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism.
Biography
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