Oswald Spengler
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- Date of birth
- May 29, 1880
- Date of death
- May 8, 1936
- Place of birth
- Blankenburg
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- historian, philosopher, sociologist, mathematician, writer, philologist, opinion journalist, philosopher of culture, philosopher of history, teacher at a Gymnasium[14][15][16][17][18]
- Educated at
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[19][20][21]
- Notable work
- The Decline of the West[23]
- Father
- Bernhard Spengler[11]
- Mother
- Pauline Grantzow[12]
- Doctoral advisor
- Alois Riehl[22]
- Cause of death
- heart failure[41]
- Work location
- Blankenburg, Lüneburg[44][45]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- Archives at
- Bavarian State Library[40]
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Neue Deutsche Biographie
- Influenced by
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, Johann Gottfried Herder, Arthur Schopenhauer, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Jacob Burckhardt, Ernst Haeckel, Giambattista Vico, Henri Bergson, Leo Frobenius, Karl Lamprecht, Hans Vaihinger, Wilhelm Dilthey, Eduard Meyer, Heraclitus, Johann Joachim Winckelmann[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Manner of death
- natural causes[46]
- Movement
- Conservative Revolution[39]
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Summary
Oswald Spengler was born on May 29, 1880[1], in Blankenburg[2]. He died on May 8, 1936[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a historian[5], philosopher[6], sociologist[7], mathematician[8], and writer[9].
Why It Matters
Oswald Spengler has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[47], a philosopher[48], 1844–1900[49], of Kingdom of Prussia[50], specialised in classical philology[51]; Alexander Dugin[52], a propagandist[53], b. 1962[54], of Russia[55], specialised in propaganda[56]; and Örnulf Tigerstedt[57], a politician[58], 1900–1962[59], of Sweden[60].
Works attributed to him include The Decline of the West[61], a literary work[62] and Prussianism and Socialism[63], a literary work[64].
FAQs
Where was Oswald Spengler born?
Oswald Spengler's place of birth was Blankenburg[2].
Where did Oswald Spengler die?
Oswald Spengler died in Munich[4].
Who were Oswald Spengler's parents?
Oswald Spengler's father was Bernhard Spengler[11]. Oswald Spengler's mother was Pauline Grantzow[12].
What did Oswald Spengler do for work?
Oswald Spengler worked as a historian[5], philosopher[6], sociologist[7], mathematician[8], and writer[9].
Where did Oswald Spengler go to school?
Oswald Spengler was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[19], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[20], and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[21].
Who did Oswald Spengler influence?
Oswald Spengler has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[47], Alexander Dugin[52], and Örnulf Tigerstedt[57].
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evidence “In his 1927 book Liberalismus (later translated as Liberalism in the Classical Tradition), Ludwig von Mises considered the question of whether the civilisation built on liberalism and capitalism would go the way of older cultures, as the “dilettantes” (he had in mind Oswald Spengler’s Decline of the West) had been prophesying.” standpointmag.co.uk · read source
evidence “Germany, in particular (the home country of Unzicker and visionary Oswald Spengler, who a century ago was the author of The Decline of the West), is now contemplating how the US government is peeing on its gates, with its possible implication in the casus belli sabotage of Nord stream pipelines, among other facts.” science20.com · read source