Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten: Quick Facts


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Born July 17, 1714 • Berlin • Prussia
Died May 26, 1762 (aged 47) • Frankfurt an der Oder
Subjects Of Study Christian, baron von Wolff • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • feeling • aesthetics

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