Ernst Tugendhat

German philosopher (1930–2023)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[25]
Date of birth: March 8, 1930
Date of death: March 13, 2023
Place of birth: Brno
Place of death: Freiburg im Breisgau
Country of citizenship: Germany^[10]
Occupation: philosopher, pedagogue, university teacher
Employer: University of Tübingen, Freie Universität Berlin, Heidelberg University, Charles University, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Field of work: ancient philosophy, ethics^[11]^[12]
Educated at: University of Freiburg, Stanford University^[18]^[19]
Religion or worldview: Judaism^[24]
Award received: Meister Eckhart Prize, honorary citizen of Brno, honorary doctor of the University of Zurich, honorary doctorate of the Autonomous University of Madrid^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Father: Fritz Tugendhat^[8]
Mother: Grete Tugendhat^[9]
Sibling: Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat, Hannah Lambek, Herbert Tugendhat^[39]^[40]
Doctoral student: Walter Pfannkuche, Renate Bartsch, Stefan Gosepath^[26]^[27]^[28]
Work location: Heidelberg, Tübingen^[34]^[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, English^[36]^[37]
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy, professor^[29]^[30]
Family name: Tugendhat^[32]
Given name: Ernst^[33]
Name in native language: Ernst Tugendhat^[38]
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P14927: 118624504
Residence: Villa Tugendhat^[31]

🏷️ Also known as

en Ernst Tugendhat ar أرنست توغندات cs Ernest Tugendhat fa ارنست توگندهت ja エルンスト・トゥーゲントハット ru Тугендхат, Эрнст ru Эрнст Тугендхат zh 恩斯特·图根哈特

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Angelicum ID: 25185
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Babelio author ID: 294963
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12353454r
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: tugendhat-ernst
CANTIC ID: 981058515129606706
CBDB.cz author ID: 39277

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11945423
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Dialnet author ID: 145043
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FAST ID: 78353
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1251861
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Employer 5

University of Tübingen, Heidelberg University, Charles University, Freie Universität Berlin, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Award received 4

Meister Eckhart Prize, honorary doctorate of the Autonomous University of Madrid, honorary doctor of the University of Zurich, honorary citizen of Brno

Occupation 3

philosopher, pedagogue, university teacher

Academic degree 2

professor, Doctor of Philosophy

Educated at 2

Stanford University, University of Freiburg

Field of work 2

ethics, ancient philosophy

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, German

Work location 2

Heidelberg, Tübingen

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

FactGrid item ID 1

IRL

Given name 1

Ernst

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Brno

Place of death 1

Freiburg im Breisgau

Religion or worldview 1

Judaism

Residence 1

Villa Tugendhat

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Ernst Tugendhat was born on March 8, 1930^[1], in Brno^[2]. He died on March 13, 2023^[3], in Freiburg im Breisgau^[4]. He worked as a philosopher^[5], pedagogue^[6], and university teacher^[7].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Tugendhat born?

Ernst Tugendhat was born in Brno^[2].

Where did Ernst Tugendhat die?

Ernst Tugendhat passed away in Freiburg im Breisgau^[4].

Who were Ernst Tugendhat's parents?

Ernst Tugendhat's father was Fritz Tugendhat^[8]. Ernst Tugendhat's mother was Grete Tugendhat^[9].

What did Ernst Tugendhat do for work?

Ernst Tugendhat worked as a philosopher^[5], pedagogue^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Ernst Tugendhat go to school?

Ernst Tugendhat was educated at University of Freiburg^[18] and Stanford University^[19].

What awards did Ernst Tugendhat receive?

Honors received include Meister Eckhart Prize^[20], honorary citizen of Brno^[21], honorary doctor of the University of Zurich^[22], and honorary doctorate of the Autonomous University of Madrid^[23].

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[2] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — place of birth (P19): Brno. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — place of death (P20): Freiburg im Breisgau. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — father (P22): Fritz Tugendhat. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — mother (P25): Grete Tugendhat. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — educated at (P69): University of Freiburg. Retrieved 2020-04-12. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — educated at (P69): Stanford University. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — field of work (P101): ancient philosophy. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-03-21. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — field of work (P101): ethics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-03-21. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — occupation (P106): philosopher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — occupation (P106): pedagogue. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — occupation (P106): university teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — employer (P108): University of Tübingen. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — employer (P108): Freie Universität Berlin. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — employer (P108): Heidelberg University. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — employer (P108): Charles University. Retrieved 2019-07-03. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — employer (P108): Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Retrieved 2019-07-04. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — religion or worldview (P140): Judaism. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — award received (P166): Meister Eckhart Prize. identity-foundation.de. identity-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — award received (P166): honorary citizen of Brno. brno.cz. brno.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — award received (P166): honorary doctor of the University of Zurich. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — award received (P166): honorary doctorate of the Autonomous University of Madrid. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — doctoral student (P185): Walter Pfannkuche. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — doctoral student (P185): Renate Bartsch. The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — doctoral student (P185): Stefan Gosepath. Retrieved 2022-02-15. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — academic degree (P512): Doctor of Philosophy. Retrieved 2022-02-15. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — academic degree (P512): professor. Retrieved 2022-02-15. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — residence (P551): Villa Tugendhat. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — date of birth (P569): March 8, 1930. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — date of death (P570): March 13, 2023. fr.de. fr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — family name (P734): Tugendhat. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — given name (P735): Ernst. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — work location (P937): Heidelberg. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — work location (P937): Tübingen. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — name in native language (P1559): Ernst Tugendhat. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — sibling (P3373): Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Ernst Tugendhat — sibling (P3373): Hannah Lambek. wikidata.org.

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