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Franz Rosenzweig
(1886-1929)

Biographical

A German-Jewish theologian and existential philosopher. He joined the armed forces in after the outbreak of World War I. In 1920, he was appointed as the head of a Jewish adult study centre, but by 1922, he began to be affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which hampered his ability to speak and write, and had to resign from such roles.^[F6U]

Place of birth: Kassel^[F6U]
Place of death: Frankfurt^[F6U]