Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, the great German philosopher, was born on October 15, 1844 in Rocken, near Leipzig. He was a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He was appointed to head the Classical Philology department at the University of Basel at the young of age of 24. His health had been a problem from youth. Mental illness played havoc with his life and he had to be taken care by his mother and sister.
His most famous book, "Thus Spoke Zarathusthra" was written during the period 1883-1885. An English translation of the book by Thomas Common is available in Project Gutenberg. Some of the other important works of Nietzsche are: Daybreak, Beyond Good and Evil, The Will to Power and Anti-Christ.
Various reasons are attributed for his mental illness including syphilis and brain cancer. Finally, it killed him at the age of 55.
Detailed Wikipedia article on Nietsche:
Full-text of "THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTHRA" by Nietzsche translated into English by Thomas Common from Project Gutenberg:
Friedrich Nietsche Society Website:
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Grateful thanks to Friedrich Nietzsche Society, Thomas Common, Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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