Robert von Zimmermann
Encyclopedia
Robert von Zimmermann or Robert Zimmermann (November 2, 1824, Prague
– September 1, 1898, Prague
) was a Czech
-born Austria
n philosopher.
The mathematician and philosopher, Bernard Bolzano
, entrusted his unfinished work, Grössenlehre ("Theory of Quantity", a philosophical foundation for mathematics), which had not been completed at the time of his death in 1848, to von Zimmermann who was 24 years old. Zimmermann had been a student of Bolzano's. Since Zimmermann's interests were more in the area of philosophy as he had been appointed to the chair of philosophy at the University of Prague
in 1852, he didn't do much with Bolzano's papers. Most of the remaining manuscripts stayed in Zimmermann's possession until 1882 when he gave them to the Austrian Academy of Sciences
(Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien).
Robert von Zimmermann taught at the University of Vienna
from 1861.
Prague
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– September 1, 1898, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) was a Czech
Czech people
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-born Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n philosopher.
The mathematician and philosopher, Bernard Bolzano
Bernard Bolzano
Bernhard Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano , Bernard Bolzano in English, was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian, Catholic priest and antimilitarist of German mother tongue.-Family:Bolzano was the son of two pious Catholics...
, entrusted his unfinished work, Grössenlehre ("Theory of Quantity", a philosophical foundation for mathematics), which had not been completed at the time of his death in 1848, to von Zimmermann who was 24 years old. Zimmermann had been a student of Bolzano's. Since Zimmermann's interests were more in the area of philosophy as he had been appointed to the chair of philosophy at the University of Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
in 1852, he didn't do much with Bolzano's papers. Most of the remaining manuscripts stayed in Zimmermann's possession until 1882 when he gave them to the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is a legal entity under the special protection of the Federal Republic of Austria. According to the statutes of the Academy its mission is to promote the sciences and humanities in every respect and in every field, particularly in fundamental research...
(Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien).
Robert von Zimmermann taught at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
from 1861.
Literary works
- Philosophische Propädeutik, 1852
- Geschichte der Ästhetik als philosophische Wissenschaft, 1858
- Allgemeine Ästhetik als Formwissenschaft (General Aesthetics as a Science of Form), 1865
- Studien und Kritiken zur Philosophie und Ästhetik, 2 vols., 1870
- Anthroposophie, 1882
Further reading
- Johnston, William M., "The Austrian mind: an intellectual and social history, 1848-1938", University of California Press, March 1983. Cf. pp. 80, 152, 269, 289, 406, 454-455, various.