About Klaus Heinrich
Lived 1927 – 2020 (aged 93). Klaus Heinrich was a German philosopher, university teacher, writer and religious studies scholar.
Klaus Heinrich (23 September 1927 – 23 November 2020) was a German philosopher of religion.
Career In 2002, he was awarded the Sigmund Freud Prize by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung.
In 1948 he was a founding student member of the Free University of Berlin and from 1971 to 1995 he was a full professor for "Religious Studies on the Philosophy of Religion" at the Institute for Religious Studies.
Awards Sigmund Freud Prize
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German philosopher (1927–2020)
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Klaus Heinrich was born on 23 September 1927 in Berlin.
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Klaus Heinrich died on 23 November 2020 in Berlin.
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Klaus Heinrich was a philosopher, university teacher, writer and religious studies scholar.
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