World Philosophy Atlas
Basel
- Basel
Basel, on the Rhine, combined a university with busy printing houses such as Johann Froben's. Desiderius Erasmus lived here from 1521, working with Froben, until the city turned Protestant in 1529 and he left for Freiburg. Friedrich Nietzsche held the chair of classical philology at the university from 1869 until illness forced him to resign in 1879. Hermann Hesse lived in Basel as a child and later worked in its book trade, and Karl Jaspers moved to the University of Basel in 1948 and died in the city in 1969.
When
- 1521–1529 Erasmus in Basel His years with the Froben press.
- 1869–1879 Nietzsche's professorship Chair of classical philology.
- 1948–1969 Jaspers in Basel From his move to his death.
Schools and institutions
- University of Basel Nietzsche taught here 1869-1879; Jaspers moved here in 1948.
- Froben press Erasmus worked with the publisher Johann Froben.
Thinkers
- Friedrich Nietzsche 1844 – 1900taught here, 1869–1879 (Called to the chair of classical philology at Basel in May 1869; forced by illness to resign in 1879.)
- Desiderius Erasmus c. 1466 – 1536worked here, 1521–1529 (Moved from Leuven to Basel in 1521, working with the publisher Johann Froben; left for Freiburg when Basel turned Protestant in 1529.)
- Karl Jaspers 1883 – 1969died here, 1969 (Moved to the University of Basel in 1948; died of a stroke in Basel on 26 February 1969.)
- Hermann Hesse 1877 – 1962worked here (Lived in Basel as a child (1880-1886); at nineteen worked in book and antique shops in Tübingen and Basel.)
Sources: SEP: Friedrich Nietzsche · SEP: Desiderius Erasmus · SEP: Karl Jaspers · Nobel Prize: Hermann Hesse, biographical