FamousPeopleFacts - Merab Mamardashvili

Merab Mamardashvili

Date of Birth: September 15, 1930 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Date of Death: November 25, 1990 Biography Merab Mamardashvili was a prominent Georgian philosopher, born on September 15, 1930, in Gori, Georgia. He was a leading figure in Soviet-era philosophy and is best known for his…

Mencius

Date of Birth: 372 BCE Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: 289 BCE Biography Mencius, also known as Mengzi or Meng Ke, was a Chinese philosopher who is considered the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself. He was born in the State of Zou, which…
FamousPeopleFacts - Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart

Date of Birth: c. 1260 Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: c. 1328 Biography Meister Eckhart, born Eckhart von Hochheim, was a German philosopher, mystic, and theologian of the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was a member of the Dominican Order and is…
FamousPeopleFacts - Max Stirner

Max Stirner

Date of Birth: October 25, 1806 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Date of Death: June 26, 1856 Biography Max Stirner, born Johann Kaspar Schmidt, was a German philosopher who is best known for his book “The Ego and Its Own,” which is considered one of the founding…
FamousPeopleFacts - Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Date of Birth: March 14, 1908 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Date of Death: May 3, 1961 Biography Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a prominent French phenomenological philosopher, born on March 14, 1908, in Rochefort-sur-Mer, France. He is best known for his work in phenomenology and existentialism, and he…
FamousPeopleFacts - Matthew Stewart

Matthew Stewart

Date of Birth: September 8, 1963 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Biography Matthew Stewart is a contemporary philosopher renowned for his critical exploration of business, society, and the interplay between economics and moral philosophy. Born on September 8, 1963, in Boston, Massachusetts, Stewart attended Princeton University, where…

Martin Heidegger

Date of Birth: September 26, 1889 Zodiac Sign: Libra Date of Death: May 26, 1976 Biography Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher born on September 26, 1889, in Meßkirch, Baden, Germany. He is best known for his monumental work “Being and Time” (1927), which is…

Martin Buber

Date of Birth: February 8, 1878 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Date of Death: June 13, 1965 Biography Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the “I-Thou” relationship and the…
FamousPeopleFacts - Martha Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum

Date of Birth: May 6, 1947 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Biography Martha Nussbaum is a distinguished American philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Born in New York City, she has made prolific contributions to philosophy,…
FamousPeopleFacts - Marsilio Ficino

Marsilio Ficino

Date of Birth: October 19, 1433 Zodiac Sign: Libra Date of Death: October 1, 1499 Biography Marsilio Ficino was an influential Italian philosopher, theologian, and linguist, born in the 15th century. He is best known for his role in the revival of Platonism during the…