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His work ranged across many fields, and his belief that human endeavor, history, and creativity can only be understood as part of a historical process is now an accepted tenet for much of the modern approach to the humanities.<p><b>Father:</b> (theologian)<br><b>Wife:</b> Katherine Puttmann (m. 1874, two daughters, one son)<br><p> High School: Wiesbaden Gymnasium, Wiesbaden, Germany<br> University: <a href="/edu/633/000071420/">University of Heidelberg</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/634/000079397/">PhD Philosophy, University of Berlin (1864)</a><br> Teacher: <a href="/edu/634/000079397/">University of Berlin (1864-66)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/710/000068506/">University of Basel (1866-68)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/666/000079429/">University of Kiel (1868-71)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/635/000071422/">University of Wroclaw (1871-82)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/634/000079397/">University of Berlin (1882-1911)</a><br><p> <a href="/lists/644/000044512/">German Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften (Introduction to Human Sciences)</i> (<tt>1883</tt>)<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=180237" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>