About Hermann Friedmann
Lived 1873 – 1957 (aged 84). Hermann Friedmann was a German, Polish and Finnish jurist, philosopher, university teacher, lawyer, philologist and literary scholar.
Adolph Hermann Friedmann (11 April 1873 in Białystok – 25 May 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German philosopher and jurist, Finnish citizen from 1906. In Finland Friedmann became known to the general public as a lawyer. His most famous case was a murder committed in 1927 in Turku. Friedmann defended the head of the University Library of Åbo Akademi and his wife in a murder trial, which was extensively reported in the newspapers around Europe.
Literary works Die Welt der Formen. System eines morphologischen Idealismus, Gebr. Paetel, Berlin 1925, C. H. Beck, München 1930 Wissenschaft und Symbol. Aufriss einer symbolnahen Wissenschaft, Biederstein C. H. Beck), München 1949 Sinnvolle Odysee. Geschichte eines Lebens und einer Zeit (1873–1950), C. H. Beck, München 1950
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Who was Hermann Friedmann?
Polish-German philosopher
When was Hermann Friedmann born?
Hermann Friedmann was born on 11 April 1873 in Białystok.
When did Hermann Friedmann die?
Hermann Friedmann died on 25 May 1957 in Heidelberg.
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Hermann Friedmann was a jurist, philosopher, university teacher, lawyer, philologist and literary scholar.
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Hermann Friedmann was German, Polish and Finnish.
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