Autor/-in: Nietzsche Friedrich

Friedrich Nietzsche. (1844-1900) was born near Leipzig. When he was twenty-four he was appointed to the chair of classical philology at Basel University. He published many works, including The Gay Science. , Thus Spoke Zarathustra. and Beyond Good and Evil. In 1889, Nietzsche collapsed and was subsequently institutionalized, spending the rest of his life in a condition of mental and physical paralysis. Works published after his death include Will to Power. and his autobiography, Ecce Homo.