Paul Oppenheim

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  • Paul Oppenheim was born

    Paul Oppenheim was born in Frankfurt, Germany on 18th June 1885. His parents were Nathan Moritz, an art dealer, and Catherine Oppenheim, a native of Vienna, Austria. He was an excellent student majoring in Chemistry and natural sciences at the University of Freiburg. From the University of Giessen, he earned a doctorate in both philosophy and chemistry
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    Paul Oppenheim (1885-1977)

  • Early life

    In 1912, at the age of 22, Paul Oppenheim married Gabrielle Errera. They had two children.

  • Research begins

    Around 1920, Oppenheim began research on the natural order of sciences. The research would later make him one of the greatest contributors in the disciplines of philosophy and science

  • The move

    Following the rise of Nazi influence in Germany, Oppenheim moved his family to Brussels, Belgium in 1933

  • The move continued

    In 1939, World War II in Europe forced the Oppenheim family to relocate to the United States of America where Paul took up work as a private scholar in Princeton. In 1939, Oppenheim in collaboration with Kurt Grelling published in the philosophy of science works concerning the structure of wholes

  • Explanation

    In 1948, Oppenheim and Hempel published a monograph on the logic of explanation in the philosophy of science journal

  • Logical Analysis

    1955- Publication of Logical Analysis of Gestalt concepts. In collaboration with Nicholas Rescher, Oppenheim published a monograph on Logical Analysis of Gestalt Concepts in the British philosophy of science journal in 1955

  • Paul Died

    Paul Died June 22nd 1977