Hans Jonas
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 10 May 1903
- Died
- 5 February 1993
- Works
- 79
Top works
- Gnosis
- Immortality and the modern temper
- Souvenirs
- Muśag ha-Elohim aḥare Oshṿits
- Zwischen Nichts und Ewigkeit
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 195
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,528x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,652x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,514x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,326x
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Key facts
- Born
- 10 May 1903, Mönchengladbach , Rhine Province , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 5 February 1993 (aged 89), New Rochelle , New York , U.S.
- Education
- University of Freiburg , University of Berlin , University of Heidelberg , University of Marburg ( PhD , 1928)
- Thesis
- Der Begriff der Gnosis (The Concept of Gnosis) (1928)
- Doctoral advisor
- Martin Heidegger
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Continental philosophy , Lebensphilosophie
- Institutions
- The New School
- Notable students
- Henry E. Allison
- Main interests
- Bioethics , political science , philosophy of religion , philosophy of technology
- Notable works
Key dates
- Born
- 10 May 1903
- Died
- 5 February 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Mönchengladbach
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- University of Freiburg
- Employer
- Carleton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
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Hans Jonas (/ˈjoʊnɑːs/; German: [ˈjoːnas]; 10 May 1903 – 5 February 1993) was a German and American philosopher. From 1955 to 1976 he was the Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
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1903 births1993 deaths20th-century American historians20th-century German male writers20th-century German philosophersAcademic staff of Carleton UniversityAmerican historians of religionBioethicistsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyEnvironmental ethicistsExistentialistsFellows of the Hastings Center