Paul Wilpert (philosopher)
Paul August Wilpert (born April 26, 1906 in Munich , † January 1, 1967 in Cologne ) was a German philosopher .
Life
He studied philosophy, education, history, classical philology and German at the University of Munich and received his doctorate in philosophy in 1929. After his habilitation in 1937 he was appointed to the PTH Passau , where he was from November 1, 1937 a representative of the chair for philosophy. On January 1, 1938, he became associate professor and finally full professor on January 1, 1946. From 1945 to 1949 he headed the Passau State Library . In 1954 he was appointed to the University of Cologne , where he succeeded Joseph Karl Koch as director of the Thomas Institute .
Wilpert was born in 1934 with Elisabeth Maria Josepha. Hartmann married. He died in 1967 on New Year's Day at the age of 60 in his apartment in Cologne-Nippes .
Fonts (selection)
- The problem of securing the truth with Thomas Aquinas . A contribution to the history of the evidence problem . Münster 1931, OCLC 4042419 .
- What is philosophizing? . Nuremberg 1947, OCLC 47778648 .
- Two early Aristotelian writings on the theory of ideas . Regensburg 1949, OCLC 73595557 .
- Education for the people, a danger and a task . Regensburg 1949, OCLC 249923525 .
Web links
- obituary
- Works by and about Paul Wilpert in the German Digital Library *
- Gunnar Anger : Wilpert, Paul (August). In: bbkl.de. Biographical-Bibliographical Church Lexicon (BBKL) (limited preview)
Individual evidence
- ^ Death certificate no. 1 from January 2, 1967, registry office Cologne Nippes. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilpert, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilpert, Paul August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1967 |
| Place of death | Cologne |