Karl Joseph Hieronymus Windischmann (* 24 August 1775 in Mainz; "† 23 April 1839 in Bonn) was a physician, philosopher and Anthropologe.

Born and grown up in Mainz, he studied philosophy there starting from 1787. Due to the French invasion it had to change 1792 to the University of peppering castle, where it extended its study by the subject medicine and 1796 attained a doctorate. To a one year's stay in Vienna it returned 1797 to Mainz, in order to practice there. it went to 1801 to Aschaffenburg and became Hofmedicus at the yard of the cure prince. 1803 took place its appointment as the professor for philosophy and history. Soon thereafter it received the title of a royal Medizinalrats.

1818 it was appointed to the again-created University of Bonn, where it did not only teach history and philosophy, but also as a professor of the medical faculty pathology and history of the medicine read. Windischmann could be pulled in into the controversy over the"” Hermesianismus "“and provided an appraisal against George Hermes, which led considerably to the refusal of the"” Hermesianismus "“. Windischmann published a set of writings, last the"” philosophical lectures "“of its deceased of friend Friedrich Schlegel. 1839 died Karl Joseph Hieronymus Windischmann in Bonn.

Its son Karl Joseph Windischmann was born 1807 in Aschaffenburg and became a university professor for anatomy in Leuven.

See also

George Hermes

Related links

• http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak4/fr41/Engel/Projekt/biografien/windisch.htm
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15652c.htm (English)
• http://www.md.ucl.ac.be/histoire/windis/windis.htm son (French)

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