Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Jürgen Habermas across 5 places, from 1929 to 2026.
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Jürgen Habermas (18 June 1929 – 14 March 2026) was a German philosopher and social theorist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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18 June 1929exact date
Düsseldorfattested“Habermas was born in Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, on 18 June 1929.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
February 1954month
University of Bonnattested“Habermas studied at the universities of Göttingen (1949–1950), Zurich (1950–1951), and Bonn (1951–1954) and earned a doctorate in philosophy from Bonn in February 1954 with a dissertation written on the tension between the absolute and h…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1961 to 1962period
University of Heidelbergattested“In 1961, Habermas became a Privatdozent in Marburg, and—in a move that was highly unusual for the German academic scene of that time—he was offered the position of "extraordinary professor" (professor without chair) of philosophy at the…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1961 to 1962period
Marburgattested“In 1961, Habermas became a Privatdozent in Marburg, and—in a move that was highly unusual for the German academic scene of that time—he was offered the position of "extraordinary professor" (professor without chair) of philosophy at the…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
14 March 2026exact date
Starnbergattested“Habermas died in Starnberg, where he had lived since 1994, on 14 March 2026, at the age of 96.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
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1959year
University of Göttingenmentioned“One of their children, Rebekka (1959–2023), later became professor of modern history at the University of Göttingen.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1964 to 1965period
Frankfurtmentioned“In 1964, strongly supported by Adorno, Habermas returned to Frankfurt to take over Horkheimer's chair in philosophy and sociology, and reconciled with Horkheimer, who provided a glowing reference for him to the American Jewish Committee…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1966 to 1970period
Frankfurtmentioned“The philosopher Albrecht Wellmer was Habermas's assistant in Frankfurt from 1966 to 1970.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1971 to 1983period
Starnbergmentioned“In 1971, he accepted the position of co-director (alongside Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker) of the in Starnberg, near Munich, and worked there until 1983, two years after the publication of his magnum opus, The Theory of Communicative Act…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1971 to 1983period
Munichmentioned“In 1971, he accepted the position of co-director (alongside Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker) of the in Starnberg, near Munich, and worked there until 1983, two years after the publication of his magnum opus, The Theory of Communicative Act…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1979year
Starnbergmentioned“In a 1979 interview at Starnberg, after crediting Karl-Otto Apel with first labelling him a neo-Marxist around the time of his habilitation in 1961, Habermas commented: "Today I value being considered a Marxist".”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1983year
Frankfurtmentioned“In 1983, Habermas returned to his chair at Frankfurt.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1984year
University of Frankfurt am Mainmentioned“They originally came in contact when Habermas invited Derrida to speak at the University of Frankfurt am Main in 1984.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
1994year
Frankfurtmentioned“Since he retired from Frankfurt in 1994, Habermas continued to publish extensively.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
December 2000month
Parismentioned“In December 2000, in Paris, Habermas gave a lecture entitled "How to answer the ethical question?" at the Judeities.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
14 January 2004exact date
Munichmentioned“The dialogue took place on 14 January 2004 after an invitation to both thinkers by the Catholic Academy of Bavaria in Munich.”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
5 March 2005exact date
San Diegomentioned“He traveled to San Diego and on 5 March 2005, as part of the University of San Diego's Kyoto Symposium, gave a speech entitled The Public Role of Religion in Secular Context, regarding the evolution of separation of church and state from…”source: Wikipedia: Jürgen Habermas
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