Overview
Letters and manuscripts of the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
Dates
- Creation: 1821- 1830
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in German and French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Autograph draft manuscripts in German of Hegel's philosophical writings, including fragments of the Encyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften and Philosophische Propädeutik, drafts for lectures, and a draft of a resignation speech (never given) from his rectorship in Berlin. Also includes unsigned autograph drafts of letters to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Fürst Karl August von Hardenberg who received presentation copies of Hegel's Die Philosophie des Rechts, Victor Cousin (in French), and to Freiherr Friedrich von Schuckmann, petitioning the release of Victor Cousin.
Biographical / Historical
Hegel was a German philosopher. He held a chair of philosophy at the University of Berlin, 1818-1831, and was appointed rector of the university in 1830.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Recataloged from TP 4960.37F*.
Gift of an anonymous donor; received: 1910 Nov. 23
- Title
- Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00288
Repository Details
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