Rudolf Christoph Eucken

Rudolf Christoph Eucken was a German philosopher, writer, and university teacher born in Aurich in 1846. He received his education at the University of Göttingen and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His professional career included positions at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Harvard University, and the University of Basel. He worked primarily in Jena and wrote in German.

Eucken was a member of the Academy of Science for Public Utility, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His notable works include *Moral und Lebensanschauung*, *Hauptprobleme der Religionsphilosophie der Gegenwart*, *Der kampf um das gymnasium*, *LIFE'S BASIS AND LIFE'S IDEAL*, and *Christianity and the new idealism*. He was the doctoral advisor to Maria Bezobrazova and the father of Walter Eucken. He died in Jena in 1926.