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1859 Birth
Edmund Husserl was born in the Austrian Empire to non-orthodox Jewish parents. -
1882 Receives Doctoral Degree in Philosophy
Husserl attended universities in Leipzig, Berlin, and Vienna where he studied physics, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. With his disertation, Beiträge zur Theorie der Variationsrechnung (Contributions to the Theory of the Calculus of Variations), he received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University in Vienna. -
1887-1901 Professor at Halle
With a recommendation from Franz Brentano, a lecturer that he found interesting, Husserl sought out to become a lecturer himself at Halle University. While here he faced issues in unifying the psychological analysis of consciousness with the philosophical grounding of mathematics and logic. He almost gave up on his career and passion. In 1901 he presented Logische Untersuchungen (Logical Investigations), his revolutionary method for analysis that he called Phenomenology. -
1901-1916 Professor at University of Göttingen
Invited by mathematician David Hilbert, Husserl moved to the University of Göttingen. The university provided a source for the Phenomenological movement. Students that studied under Husserl aligned themselves with his lifestyle and work. However, he sought to provide preparation through his teachings, not finished results. Husserl claimed himself to be the "beginner" for his movement and provided work for future philosophers in the field. -
1913 Publishes Ideen zu einer reinen Phänomenologie und phänomenologischen Philosophie
In 1913, Husserl published Ideen zu einer reinen Phänomenologie und phänomenologischen Philosophie (Ideas; General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology) as a program and outline for his new universal philosophical science. His paper centered around the idea of the phenomenological redution, or attention for basic experiences and quests for the essence of things, and reflection on where essences become consciousness. His students mistook this for backwards thinking and rejected his new paper. -
1916 Professor at the University of Freiburg
In 1916 Husserl was invited to be a professor at the University of Freiburg. This provided him a new beginning for his Phenomenology. He saw that WWI was a collapse to the old European thinking of culture, science, and Philosophy. With this in mind he took the chance and redirected emphasis of philosophy's tasks in the renewal of life. -
1923-1924 Erste Philosophie
Husserl published Erste Philosophie (First Philosophy) in order to establish that the absolute way to vindication according to his phenomenology was through ethical autonomy. Here he clarified his thoughts on the relationships between physiological and phenological analysis of consciousness and research into grounding of logic. -
1928 Retired
In 1928, Husserl retired and named his successor Martin Heidegger. Heidegger changed the path of phenomenology which was a disappointment for Husserl and lead to their eventual falling out. -
1939 Death
Edmund Husserl died April 27, 1939. His ashes were burred in a Gunterstal cementary. -
Citation 1
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Citation 2
Landgrebe, Ludwig M.. "Edmund Husserl". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-Husserl. Accessed 20 July 2022.