Nietzsche Time Table
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1844 |
October 15: Friedrich Nietzsche is born as the son of a pastor at Röcken near Lützen, Province of Saxony. |
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1849 |
July 30: Nietzsche's father dies. |
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1850 |
The family moves to Naumburg. |
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1858 |
October 1858 - September1864: Student of the Schulpforta Secondary School, near Naumburg |
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1864 |
October: Study of theology and classical philology at the University of Bonn |
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1865 |
October: Continuation of his studies in Leipzig. First acquaintance with Schopernhauer's (main) work |
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1866 |
Beginning of his friendship with Erwin Rohde |
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1868 |
November 8: First personal acquaintance with Richard Wagner zu Leipzig |
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1869 |
February: Appointment to the University of Basle as extraordinary professor of classical philology Mai 17: First visit of Wagner at Tribschen near Lucerne Mai 28: Acceptance speech at the University of Basle on Homer und die klassische Philologie (Homer and Classical Philology). Beginning of his acquaintance with Jacob Burckhardt |
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1869 -1871 |
Writing of the Geburt der Tragödie (published: New Year, 1872) |
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1870 |
March: Tenured Professor August: Participation in the Franco-Prussian war as volunteer nurse; serious illness October: Return to Basle. Beginning of his friendship with the theologian Franz Overbeck |
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1872 |
February-March: Basle lectures on 'the future of our educational institutions' (published posthumously) April: Wagner's farewell from Tribschen. - May 22: Laying of the Foundation at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Wagner and Nietzsche in Bayreuth |
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1873 |
The first Unzeitgemäße Betrachtung: David Strauß, der Bekenner und der Schriftsteller The second Unzeitgemäße Betrachtung: Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Historie für das Leben (erscheint1874) Fragment: Die Philosophie im tragischen Zeitalter der Griechen (erst mit dem Nachlaß veröffentlicht) |
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1874 |
The third Unzeitgemäße Betrachtung: Schopenhauer als Erzieher |
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1875-1876 |
The fourth Unzeitgemäße Betrachtung: Richard Wagner in Bayreuth |
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1875 |
October: First acquaintance with the musician Peter Gast (Heinrich Köselitz) |
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1876 |
August: First Bayreuther Festival. Nietzsche in Bayreuth.– September: Beginning of his friendship with the psychologist Paul Reé. Illness progresses.– October: Sabbatical/leave of absence due to health reasons from the University of Basle. Winter in Sorrent with Reé and Malwida von Meysenbug October-November: Last meeting with Wagner in Sorrent |
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1876-1878 |
Menschliches Allzumenschliches, First Part |
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1878 |
January 3: Last shipment of Wagner to Nietzsche: «Parsifal». – May: Last letter of Nietzsches to Wagner, with his sending of Menschliches Allzumenschliches |
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1879 |
serious illness. Resigns his teaching position at the University of Basle. |
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1880 |
Der Wanderer und sein Schatten. Menschliches Allzumenschliches, Second Part March - June: First stay in in Venice From November on: First winter in Genoa |
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1880-1881 |
Morgenröte |
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1881 |
First summer at Sils-Maria November 27: In Genoa, Nietzsche hears Bizet's «Carmen» for the first time. |
|
1881-1882 |
Die fröhliche Wissenschaft |
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1882-1888 |
Versuch einer Umwertung aller Werte |
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1882 |
March: Journey to Sicily April - November: Friendship episode with Lou Salomé From November on: Winter in Rapallo |
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1883 |
February: in Rapallo, the first part of Also sprach Zarathustra is written (printed in 1883) – From December on: First winter in Nice |
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1884 |
January: In Nice, the third part of Zarathustra is written (printed in 1884) August: Heinrich von Stein's visit at in Sils-Maria November-February 1885: In Mentone und Nice, the fourth part of Zarathustra is written (private print in 1885) |
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1884-1885 |
Jenseits von Gut und Böse (published in 1886) |
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1886 |
May - June: Last meeting with Erwin Rohde in Leipzig. |
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1887 |
Genealogie der Moral November 11: Last letter to Erwin Rohde |
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1888 |
April: First stay in Turin.– Georg Brandes holds lectures on Nietzsche at the University of Copenhagen «über den deutschen Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche» May-August: Der Fall Wagner.– Completion of the Dionysos-Dithyramben August-September: Götzendämmerung (published in January 1889) September: Der Antichrist. Versuch einer Kritik des Christentums (Umwertung aller Werte I) October - November: Ecce Homo (published in 1908) December: Nietzsche contra Wagner. Aktenstücke eines Psychologen (only published in his works) |
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1889 |
In the early days of January, mental breakdown in Turin |
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1897 |
At Easter: Death of his mother.– Move to his sister in Weimar |
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1900 |
August 25: Nietzsche dies in Weimar. |