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Reiner Schürmann
German-american philosopher (–)
Reiner Schürmann (February 4, &#; August 20, ) was a philosopher and professor. From to his death, he was Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York City.
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He wrote all his major published work in French.
Biography
Born in Amsterdam in of German parents, Reiner Schürmann studied philosophy and theology with the Dominicans of Le Centre d'études du Saulchoir near Paris, between and , and received a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Sorbonne in Paris in
It was as a Dominican priest that he first came to the United States in , teaching first at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., then at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
In , he left the priesthood and began teaching philosophy at the New School for Social Research as a protégé of Hannah Arendt and Hans Jonas.
He "died of complications caused by AIDS on August 20, in New York City",[1] three years aft