Immanuel Kant Biography

Immanuel Kant biography

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NAME: Immanuel Kant
OCCUPATION: Philosopher
BIRTH DATE: April 22, 1724
DEATH DATE: February 12, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kaliningrad (now Konigsburg), Russia
PLACE OF DEATH: Kaliningrad (now Konigsburg), Russia

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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher during the Enlightenment era of the late 18th century. His best known work is the Critique of Pure Reason.

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Immanuel Kant was born on April 22, 1724, in Kaliningrad (now Konigsburg), Russia. While tutoring, he published science papers, including "General Natural History and Theory of the Heavens" in 1755. He spent the next 15 years as a metaphysics lecturer. In 1781, he published the first part of Critique of Pure Reason. He published more critiques in the years preceding his death, on February 12, 1804, in Kaliningrad.