Ritter, HEINRICH, German philosopher, was born at Zerst in Anhalt on 21st November 1791, studied theology and philosophy at Halle, Göttingen, and Berlin; was professor of Philosophy successively at Berlin (1824-33), Kiel, and Göttingen (1837-69); and died in Göttingen on 3d February 1869. His fame rests upon an extremely careful and impartial Allgemeine Geschichte der Philosophie (12 vols. 1829-55), with a continuation carrying on the work from Kant (1853); and upon Die Christliche Philosophie (2 vols. 1858-59).
Ritter, HEINRICH
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