Theobald Ziegler

Theobald Ziegler (February 9, 1846 – September 1, 1918) was a German philosopher and educator who was a native of Göppingen, Württemberg.

Career

Ziegler studied theology and philosophy at the University of Tübingen, and later was a secondary school teacher in Heilbronn, Winterthur and Baden-Baden. During this time period he also taught classes at Tübinger Stift, and in 1882 became Konrektor of a Protestant secondary school in Strasbourg. In 1886 he was appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Strasbourg.

Published works

Among his written works was a biography of David Friedrich Strauss, and a 1900 publication on Friedrich Nietzsche that was based on lectures Ziegler gave in 1897-98. Other important publications by Ziegler include:

• Geschichte der christlichen Ethik, (History of Christian Ethics), 1886
• Sittliches Sein und sittliches Werden: Grundlinien eines Systems der Ethik, 1890
• Religion und Religionen, (Religion and Religions), 1893
• Geschichte der Pädagogik, (History of Education), 1895
• Die geistigen und socialen strömungen des neunzehnten jahrhunderts (The Intellectual and Social Currents of the 19th century), 1899

Today, in Frankfurt am Main the "Theobald-Ziegler-Schule" primary school is named in his honor.

References

• Theobald Ziegler translated biography @ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon