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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743-1819)

"Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was an influential German philosopher, literary figure, and socialite.

He is notable for popularizing nihilism, a term coined by Obereit in 1787, and promoting it as the prime fault of Enlightenment thought particularly in the philosophical systems of Baruch Spinoza, Immanuel Kant, Johann Fichte and Friedrich Schelling.

Jacobi advocated Glaube (variously translated as faith or "belief") and revelation instead of speculative reason. In this sense, Jacobi can be seen to have anticipated present-day writers who criticize secular philosophy as relativistic and dangerous for religious faith." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.02.2022)

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was born Düsseldorf January 25, 1743
Husband of Helene Elisabeth von Clermont (1743-1784) 1764-1784
died Munich March 10, 1819
brother of Johann Georg Jacobi
father of Johann Friedrich Jacobi [son of], Helene Elisabeth von Clermont (1743-1784) [mother of]
father of Georg Arnold Jacobi [son of], Helene Elisabeth von Clermont (1743-1784) [mother of]
father of Carl Wigand Maximilian Jacobi [son of], Helene Elisabeth von Clermont (1743-1784) [mother of]
son of Johann Konrad Jacobi

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bridegroom Helene Elisabeth von Clermont (1743-1784) Aachen 1764

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