Manfred Frank - Life

Life

Frank was born in Elberfeld, Germany, and studied philosophy at the University of Heidelberg under teachers such as Hans Georg Gadamer, Karl Löwith, Ernst Tugendhat, and Dieter Henrich. After teaching at the University of Düsseldorf from 1971 to 1982, and at the University of Geneva from 1982 to 1987, Frank accepted a position at Tübingen in 1987. He is a specialist in the philosophy of literature.

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