Birth of Hans-Georg Gadamer
Birth of Hans-Georg Gadamer
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Hans-Georg Gadamer Biography and Timeline
Follow Hans-Georg Gadamer through 9 dated historical records for Germany.
Hans-Georg Gadamer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1900
1922
Doctorate at Marburg
Gadamer completes his doctorate at Marburg with a dissertation on Plato.
1929
Marburg Habilitation
Gadamer completes his habilitation at Marburg and qualifies for university teaching.
1939
Leipzig Philosophy Appointment
Gadamer takes up the directorship of the Philosophical Institute at the University of Leipzig.
1946
Rector of Leipzig University
Gadamer serves as rector of Leipzig University.
1949
Heidelberg Chair
Gadamer succeeds Karl Jaspers at the University of Heidelberg.
1953
Philosophische Rundschau Founded
Gadamer and Helmut Kuhn found the philosophical review Philosophische Rundschau.
1960
Truth and Method
Gadamer publishes Truth and Method, his major work in philosophical hermeneutics.
2002
Death of Hans-Georg Gadamer
Hans-Georg Gadamer dies in Heidelberg.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.