Roman Ingarden

1893 - 1970

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Country of citizenship: Poland

Languages spoken, written or signed: German, French, Polish

Educated at: University of Göttingen, Lviv University, University of Freiburg

Occupation: philosopher, writer, university teacher, aesthetician

Award received: Herder Prize, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Roman Witold Ingarden (5 February 1893 – 14 June 1970) was a Polish philosopher who worked in aesthetics, ontology, and phenomenology. Before World War II, Ingarden published his works mainly in the German language and in books and newspapers. During the war, he switched to Polish out of solidarity with his homeland after the German invasion, and as a result, his major works in ontology went largely unnoticed and undetected by the wider world and philosophical community. Nevertheless, Ingarden's writings have made some indirect cultural impact through the writings of his student and eventual Pope, Karol Wojtyla. Source: Wikipedia (en)