Friedrich Nietzsche was
a German philosopher who knew how to use a pen. Nietzsche's fame came
after his death.
What did
Nietzsche philosophize about?
In a nutshell, Friedrich Nietzsche's specialty was to analyze the background
and the values of Western society.
Friedrich
Nietzsche's Family
Friedrich Nietzsche's father was Carl Ludwig Nietzsche, a minister. He
died when Friedrich was four years old.
Friedrich's mother was
Franziska.
Friedrich had a younger sister, Elisabeth.
Friedrich
Nietzsche's Life
In 1864, Friedrich first studied at the University of Bonn, then
at the
University of Leipzig.
In 1867, he served in the military. He had troubles with his horse
and thanks to the resulting injury, Friedrich Nietzsche could get back to his
studies in 1868.
In 1869, Nietzsche was professor of classical philology
(linguistics) at the
University of Basel, Switzerland.
In the
Franco-Prussian War, which was
fought 1870-1871, Nietzsche helped out in the army hospital where he contracted diphtheria.
In 1879, Nietzsche had to quit his job
because of his health.
From 1889 until his death, Nietzsche was
mentally not there anymore. Some people believe he contracted
syphilis.
Friedrich
Nietzsche's Works
The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music - 1872 (Die Geburt der Tragödie aus
dem Geiste der Musik)
Nietzsche's greedy sister
Elisabeth was
quite the character. She was in favor of
Adolf Hitler and in this context
many people started to believe that Friedrich too was a supporter,
when in fact he was against Hitler's ideas.
