Karl Theodor Jaspers, born 23 February 1883 and died 26 February 1969, was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy; his 1913 work General Psychopathology influenced many later diagnostic criteria and argued for a distinction between primary and secondary delusions. After training in and practising psychiatry, Jaspers turned to philosophical inquiry and attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system, and he was often viewed as a major exponent of existentialism in Germany, though he did not accept the label.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountHis 1913 work General Psychopathology, distinguishing primary from secondary delusions, influenced later psychiatric diagnostic criteria before his turn to philosophy. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountGeneral Psychopathology (1913) 1 Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountProfessor at the University of Basel, Switzerland, from 1948, after his 1937 forced removal from Heidelberg University by the Nazi regime 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountOldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, German Empire 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountExistentialism, a label he personally rejected; trained originally in psychiatry. 1 Classification
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account In the Other Atlases
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1. Karl Jaspers (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLife section, opening passage
Jaspers was born in Oldenburg in 1883 to a mother from a local farming community and a jurist father.
Life section, later years passage
He remained prominent in the philosophical community and became a naturalized citizen of Switzerland, living in Basel until his death on his wife's 90th birthday in 1969.
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He was often viewed as a major exponent of existentialism in Germany, though he did not accept the label.
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His 1913 work General Psychopathology influenced many later diagnostic criteria, and argued for a distinction between "primary" and "secondary" delusions.
Life section, Basel move passage
In 1948, Jaspers moved to the University of Basel in Switzerland.
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Karl Theodor Jaspers (; German: [kaʁl ˈjaspɐs] ; 23 February 1883-26 February 1969) was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry, and philosophy.
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