Hermann Schmitz, born 1928 in Leipzig, was Professor of Philosophy in Kiel from 1971 to 1993. He is the founder of New Phenomonology and has published over 50 books concerning different topics of philosophy. Worth mentioning, at the very least, is System der Philosophie (10 voll., Bonn 1964-80). His last two books are: Zur Epigenese der Person (Freiburg/Munchen 2017) and Wozu philosophieren? (Freiburg/Munchen 2018).
