Jan Patočka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Patočka

Czech essayist and philosopher

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1907

Place of Birth: Turnov, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1977

Profession: writer, pedagogue, university teacher, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jan Patocka (1 June 1907 – 13 March 1977) was a Czech philosopher.
Due to his contributions to phenomenology and the philosophy of history he is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century.
Having studied in Prague, Paris, Berlin and Freiburg, he was one of the last pupils of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger.
During his studies in Freiburg he was also tutored by Eugen Fink, a relationship which eventually turned into a lifelong philosophical friendship.