Lazarus Geiger
German Jewish philosopher and philologist
About Lazarus Geiger
Lived 1829 – 1870 (aged 41). Lazarus Geiger was a German linguist, philosopher, classical philologist, teacher and bookseller.
Lazarus Geiger (21 May 1829 – 29 August 1870) was a German-Jewish philosopher and philologist.
Life He was born at Frankfurt-on-Main, was destined to commerce, but soon gave himself up to scholarship and studied at Marburg, Bonn and Heidelberg. From 1861 till his sudden death in 1870 he was professor in the Jewish high school at Frankfurt. His chief aim was to prove that the evolution of human reason is closely bound up with that of language. He further maintained that the origin of the Indo-Germanic language is to be sought not in Asia but in central (Germany). He was a convinced opponent of rationalism in religion.
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Who was Lazarus Geiger?
German Jewish philosopher and philologist (1829-1870)
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Lazarus Geiger was born on 21 May 1829 in Frankfurt.
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Lazarus Geiger died on 29 August 1870 in Frankfurt.
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Lazarus Geiger was a linguist, philosopher, classical philologist, teacher and bookseller.
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Lazarus Geiger was German.
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