Heinrich Gomperz (January 18, 1873 in
Vienna,
Austria-Hungary – December 27, 1942 in
Los Angeles,
California) was an
Austrian
philosopher
A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...
.
He was a son of
Theodor Gomperz. He was a patient of
Sigmund Freud and was married to Ada Stepnitz.
Works
* , 1898.
* , 1907.
* ''Die indische Theosophie'', 1925.
* , 2 Vols., 1905–1908.
* , 1915.
* ''Über Sinn und Sinngebilde, Erklären und Verstehen'', 1929.
* , 1953.
External links
Short biography in the Österreich-Lexikon.(German, English)
* (German)
1873 births
1942 deaths
Writers from Vienna
Austrian Jews
Austrian philosophers
Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States
American philosophers
Jewish philosophers
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