Name Hedwig Conrad-Martius | ||
Died February 15, 1966, Starnberg, Germany |
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Hedwig Conrad-Martius (born in Berlin on 27 February 1888; died in Starnberg on 15 February 1966) was a German phenomenologist who became a Christian mystic.
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Life and works
She initially considered a literary career, but later became interested in philosophy. This started at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She also studied at Göttingen. She became known for work on an ontology of reality. She also married Theodor Conrad who helped provide for her as at this time women academics tended to struggle to make a living. As she had one Jewish grandparent her work was stalled by the rise of Nazism. At some point she became religiously active as a Protestant.
Connection to Edith Stein
Edith Stein's interest in Catholicism came during a visit to her home. Although Protestant Conrad-Martius would late receive a dispensation so she could be Edith Stein's godmother.