Johannes Hoffmeister (philosopher)
Johannes Hoffmeister | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1907 |
| Died | 19 October 1955 (aged 47) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Gundolf |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | German idealism |
| Institutions | University of Bonn, Sorbonne University, University of Leipzig |
| Main interests | |
| Notable ideas | Critical editions of Hegel's works |
Johannes Hoffmeister (17 December 1907 – 19 October 1955) was a German philosopher and scholar of German literature. He is known for his studies of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, as well as of writers such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Hölderlin, and is regarded by some scholars as an influential twentieth-century editor of Hegel's manuscripts.
His academic career included teaching appointments in Germany and in occupied France during the Second World War. During the Nazi period, Hoffmeister was affiliated with several National Socialist organizations.