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Hans Reichenbach

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German–American philosopher

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Hans Reichenbach (1891–1953) was a German philosopher, physicist, logician, and university teacher. Born in Hamburg, he received his education at the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His doctoral advisors included Max Noether and Paul Hensel. Reichenbach was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and spoke English, German, and Polish. He died in Los Angeles and is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery.

His notable works include *From Copernicus to Einstein*, *Ziele und Wege der physikalischen Erkenntnis*, *Miscellaneous papers, 1920-1931*, *Der Begriff der Wahrscheinlichkeit für die mathematische Darstellung der Wirklichkeit*, and *Philosophische Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik und Wahrscheinlichkeit*. He was the doctoral advisor for Hilary Putnam, Carl Gustav Hempel, and Wesley C. Salmon. Reichenbach had a sibling named Bernhard Reichenbach.

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Born
1891
Died
1953
Works
62

Top works

  • From Copernicus to Einstein
  • Ziele und Wege der physikalischen Erkenntnis
  • Miscellaneous papers, 1920-1931
  • Der Begriff der Wahrscheinlichkeit für die mathematische Darstellung der Wirklichkeit
  • Philosophische Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik und Wahrscheinlichkeit

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Key facts

Born
( 1891-09-26 ) September 26, 1891, Hamburg , German Empire
Died
April 9, 1953 (1953-04-09) (aged 61), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Education
Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin , University of Göttingen , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München , University of Erlangen (PhD, 1916), Technische Hochschule Stuttgart ( Dr. phil. hab. , 1920)
Theses
Der Begriff der Wahrscheinlichkeit für die mathematische Darstellung der Wirklichkeit (The Concept of Probability for the Mathematical Representation of Reality) (1916) The Theory of Relativity and A Priori Knowledge (Relativitätstheorie und Erkenntnis Apriori) (1920)
Doctoral advisors
Paul Hensel , Max Noether (PhD advisors)
Other advisors
Max Born , Ernst Cassirer , David Hilbert , Max Planck , Arnold Sommerfeld , Albert Einstein
Era
20th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Analytic , Berlin Circle , Logical empiricism
Institutions
Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin , Istanbul University , UCLA
Doctoral students
Carl Gustav Hempel , Hilary Putnam , Wesley Salmon
Main interests
Philosophy of science

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hans
Family name
Reichenbach
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Los Angeles
Languages spoken
Polish
Native language
German
Doctoral advisor
Paul Hensel
Field of work
philosophy
Image
H Reichenbach.jpg
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date of birth
1891-09-26
date of death
1953-04-09
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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
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Hans Reichenbach (philosopher)
name in native language
Hans Reichenbach
birth name
Hans Friedrich Herbert Günther Reichenbach
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WikiProject Mathematics
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