Günter Figal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Günter Figal

German philosopher

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1949

Place of Birth: Langenberg (Rhineland), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Günter Figal (born July 15, 1949) is a German philosopher and professor of philosophy at University of Freiburg.
He is a specialist in the thought of Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Martin Heidegger.
His research focuses on hermeneutics, phenomenology, German classical philosophy and the history of metaphysics.
Figal was the president of the Martin-Heidegger-Society between 2003 and 2015.