Heinrich Rickert

Heinrich Rickert
Heinrich Rickert
Born	Heinrich John Rickert; 25 May 1863; Danzig, Prussia (now Gdańsk, Poland)
Died	25 July 1936 (aged 73); Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality	German
Education	University of Berlin; University of Strasbourg (PhD, 1888)
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Neo-Kantianism (Baden school)
Institutions	University of Freiburg (1894–1915); Heidelberg (1915–1932)
Thesis	Zur Lehre von der Definition (On the Theory of Definition) (1888)
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Windelband
Doctoral students	Bruno Bauch; Martin Heidegger
Other notable students	Rudolf Carnap
Main interests	Epistemology
Notable ideas	Qualitative distinction held to be made between historical and scientific facts; Distinction between knowing (kennen) and cognizing (erkennen)

Heinrich John Rickert (German: [ˈʁɪkɐt]; 25 May 1863 – 25 July 1936) was a German philosopher, one of the leading neo-Kantians.

^ Heinrich Rickert, "Knowing and Cognizing: Critical Remarks on Theoretical Intuitionism," in The Neo-Kantian Reader: An Anthology of Key Texts. Edited by Sebastian Luft. New York/London: Routledge, 2012, pp. 384–395.

Heinrich Rickert

Born	Heinrich John Rickert (1863-05-25)25 May 1863 Danzig, Prussia (now Gdańsk, Poland)
Died	25 July 1936(1936-07-25) (aged 73) Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality	German
Education	University of Berlin University of Strasbourg (PhD, 1888)

Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Neo-Kantianism (Baden school)
Institutions	University of Freiburg (1894–1915) Heidelberg (1915–1932)
Thesis	Zur Lehre von der Definition (On the Theory of Definition) (1888)
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Windelband
Doctoral students	Bruno Bauch Martin Heidegger
Other notable students	Rudolf Carnap
Main interests	Epistemology
Notable ideas	Qualitative distinction held to be made between historical and scientific facts Distinction between knowing (kennen) and cognizing (erkennen)^[1]