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Otto Weininger
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Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher and writer who lived a brief life from 1880 to 1903 and became influential in early 20th-century intellectual circles. His work matters because it shaped certain philosophical and cultural debates of his era, though his ideas remain controversial among scholars today.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Otto Weininger is referenced by 127 other articles, and connects out to Jewish people, Doctor of Philosophy and English language.
Vinony files it under 1880 births, 1903 deaths and 1903 suicides.
Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Notable work
- Sex and Character
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- psychology
- Image
- Otto Weininger 1903 - Heliogravüre Paulussen.jpg
- Work location
- Vienna
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- Commons category
- Otto Weininger
- date of birth
- 1880-04-03
- date of death
- 1903-10-04
- manner of death
- Suicide
- influenced by
- Henrik Ibsen
- name in native language
- Otto Weininger
- place of burial
- Matzleinsdorf Protestant Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Otto Weininger
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- writing language
- German
- P8168
- Gioia
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Otto Weininger, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Otto Weininger ( German: [ˈvaɪnɪŋɐ]; 3 April 1880 – 4 October 1903) was an Austrian philosopher who in 1903 published the book Geschlecht und Charakter (Sex and Character), which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23. Weininger had a strong influence on Ludwig Wittgenstein, August Strindberg, and, via his lesser-known work Über die letzten Dinge, on James Joyce.
Life
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