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Johann Gottfried von Herder

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From: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Date: 20070301
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(born Aug. 25, 1744, Mohrungen, East Prussia—died Dec. 18, 1803, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar) German critic and philosopher. Trained in theology and literature, he initially worked as a teacher and preacher at Riga. As court preacher at Bückeburg, he produced works, including Plastik (1778) and Essay on the Origin of Language (1772), that made him the leading figure of the Sturm und Drang literary movement. In 1770 he met Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , who would be his associate for many years and with whom he would help lay the groundwork for German Romanticism . With Goethe's help, he ...

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