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Johann Gottfried von Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder, detail of an oil painting by Gerhard von Kügelgen, 1808; in the Library of Tartu State University, Estonia.
Johann Gottfried von Herder began his studies in theology, philosophy, and literature in the summer of 1762 at Königsberg. During his time there, he came into close contact with Immanuel Kant, the founder of critical philosophy, as well as Johann Georg Hamann.1