Albrecht Wellmer
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| Born | 9 July 1933 |
| Died | 13 September 2018 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodor Adorno |
| Doctoral students | Christoph Menke, Andrea Kern, Ruth Sonderegger, Moishe Postone, Sebastian Rödl |
Albrecht Wellmer (9 July 1933 – 13 September 2018)Freie Universität Berlin.
Biography
He studied mathematics and physics at Berlin and Kiel, then philosophy and sociology at Heidelberg and Frankfurt. He was an assistant to
New School of Social Research and the University of Amsterdam
.
Awards
In 2006 he received the Theodor W. Adorno Award, a prestigious award for achievement in philosophy, theatre, music, and film. In 2011 he received the Anna-Krüger-Preis of the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study.
Works
His works include books and articles about
Wittgenstein
.
Personal life
From 1965 to 1981 Albrecht Wellmer was married to Ilse von Neander. He is the father of composer and artist Anne Wellmer. Albrecht Wellmer's grave is at Alter St. Matthäus Kirchhof in Berlin.
References
- ^ Albrecht Wellmer, Erbe der Frankfurter Schule (in German)
External links
- List of works by Albrecht Wellmer at the Open Library
- Albrecht Wellmer's Homepage
- List of articles by Albrecht Wellmer at PhilPapers
- Article by Albrecht Wellmer on Richard Rorty: 'Rereading Rorty', Krisis, 2008, 2
- Albrecht Wellmer – Adorno and the Difficulties of a Critical Reconstruction of the Historical Present - free MP3 audio recording of Wellmer from November 2009
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 03.07.2006
- Anna-Krueger-Preis des Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin, 04.05.2011
- Tagesspiegel, 18.9.2018
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 18.9.2018
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