When and where was Søren Kierkegaard born?
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was born on the 5th of May 1813 in Copenhagen. He entered the world as the youngest of seven children to Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard and Ane Sørensdatter Lund Kierkegaard.
Questions about Søren Kierkegaard
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Who did Søren Kierkegaard marry or engage to during his life?
Søren Kierkegaard met Regine Olsen on the 8th of May 1837 and formally proposed to her on the 8th of September 1840 before breaking off the engagement on the 11th of August 1841. The precise motive for ending the relationship remains unclear to historians though it is generally believed that the two were deeply in love despite the separation.
What degree did Søren Kierkegaard receive from the University of Copenhagen?
Kierkegaard graduated from the University of Copenhagen on the 20th of October 1841 with a degree in philosophy after defending On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates over seven and a half hours on the 29th of September 1841. His thesis dealt with irony and Socrates while his friend Poul Martin Møller had died in 1838 yet his influence remained evident in the subject matter.
Which pseudonyms did Søren Kierkegaard use for his major philosophical works?
Fear and Trembling appeared under the pseudonym Johannes de Silentio while Repetition was written by Constantin Constantius who served as the psychologist. Victor Eremita edited Either/Or which was published on the 20th of February 1843 and contained papers of an unknown A and B which the pseudonymous author claimed to have discovered in a secret drawer of his secretary.
When did Søren Kierkegaard die and where is he buried?
Søren Kierkegaard died after over a month possibly from complications from a fall from a tree in his youth though it has also been suggested that he died from Pott disease a form of tuberculosis. He was interred in Assistens Kirkegård in the Nørrebro section of Copenhagen where his nephew Henrik Lund caused a disturbance at the funeral by protesting Kierkegaard's burial by the official church.