Ludwig Büchner
Ludwig Büchner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner 29 March 1824 |
| Died | 30 April 1899 (aged 75) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | German Free-minded Party |
| Relatives | Georg Büchner (brother) Luise Büchner (sister) |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Giessen University of Strasbourg University of Würzburg University of Vienna |
| Thesis | Beiträge zur Hall'schen Lehre von einem excitomotorischen Nervensystem (Contributions to the Hallerian Theory of an Excitomotor Nervous System) (1848) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | German materialism |
| Institutions | University of Tübingen |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science |
| Notable ideas | Nature is purely physical |
Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner (/ˈbjuːknər/; German: [ˈbyːçnɐ]; 29 March 1824 – 30 April 1899) was a German philosopher, physiologist and physician who became one of the exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism.