In the history of thought, Johann Christoph Wichmannshausen is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Johann Christoph Wichmannshausen as German philosopher.
Johann Christoph Wichmannshausen was born at Ilsenburg in 1663. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at Leipzig University.
This was the century in which philosophy separated itself from theology and began to ask what could be known with certainty.
His academic posts were held at University of Wittenberg.
The recorded fields of work are judaism, jewish liturgy and hebrew.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Johann Christoph Wichmannshausen died in 1727, aged 64. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Wittenberg
- Fields: Judaism, Jewish liturgy and Hebrew
