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Friedrich Nietzsche

Musician · born October 15, 1844 · died 1900

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, at age 24, he was appointed Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basel.

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  1. ~25Became professor1869
  2. ~28Notable work: The Birth of Tragedy1872
  3. ~41Notable work: Thus Spoke Zarathustra1885

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