Julius Frauenstädt

Christian Martin Julius Frauenstädt (born at Bojanowo, Posen, April 17, 1813; died at Berlin January 13, 1879) was a German student of philosophy. He was educated at the house of his uncle at Neisse, and converted from Judaism to Christianity in 1833. Studying theology and, later, philosophy at Berlin, he formed the acquaintance of Schopenhauer, and took up his residence in Berlin in 1848.

Frauenstädt was a disciple of Arthur Schopenhauer, as is shown by his works. He wrote:

• "Studien und Kritiken zur Theologie und Philosophie," Berlin, 1840
• "Ueber das Wahre Verhältniss der Vernunft zur Offenbarung," Darmstadt, 1848
• "Aesthetische Fragen," Dessau, 1853
• "Die Naturwissenschaft in Ihrem Einfluss auf Poesie, Religion, Moral, und Philosophie," ib. 1855
• "Der Materialismus, Seine Wahrheit und Sein Irrthum," ib. 1856 (written against Ludwig Büchner)
• "Briefe über die Natürliche Religion," ib. 1858
• "Lichtstrahlen aus ImmanuelKant's Werken," ib. 1872.

Schopenhauer made Frauenstädt his literary executor, to undertake the editing of his works. Among Frauenstädt's works relating especially to Schopenhauer are:

• "Briefe über die Schopenhauer'sche Philosophie," Leipzig, 1854
• "Lichtstrahlen aus Schopenhauer's Werken," ib. 1862, 7th ed. 1891 (with Otto Lindner)
• "Schopenhauer, von Ihm und über Ihn," Berlin, 1863
• "Aus Schopenhauer's Handschriftlichem Nachlass," Leipzig, 1864
• "Das Sittliche Leben," ib. 1866
• "Blicke in die Intellektuelle, Physische, und Moralische Welt," ib. 1869; "Schopenhauer-Lexikon," ib. 1871
• "Neue Briefe über die Schopenhauer'sche Philosophie," ib. 1876.

He edited "Gesammtausgabe der Werke Schopenhauer's," 6 vols., ib. 1873–74, 2d ed. 1877.

Bibliography

• De le Roi, Gesch. der Evangelischen Juden-Mission, p. 215;
• Meyers Konversations-Lexikon

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia article "Christian Martin Julius Frauenstädt" by Isidore Singer and Frederick T. Haneman, a publication now in the public domain.

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Name	Frauenstädt, Julius
Alternative names	Frauenstädt, Christian Martin Julius
Short description	German student of philosophy
Date of birth	April 17, 1813
Place of birth	Bojanowo, Posen
Date of death	January 13, 1879
Place of death	Berlin