Hermann Friedmann

Adolph Friedmann
Friedmann depicted at a party in 1915
Born	11 April 1873 Białystok
Died	25 May 1957 Heidelberg
Occupation	Philosopher

Adolph Hermann Friedmann (11 April 1873, in Białystok – 25 May 1957, in Heidelberg) was a German philosopher and jurist, Finnish citizen from 1906. In Finland Friedmann became known to the general public as a lawyer. His most famous case was a murder committed in 1927 in Turku. Friedmann defended the head of the University Library of Åbo Akademi and his wife in a murder trial, which was extensively reported in the newspapers around Europe.

Literary works

• Die Welt der Formen. System eines morphologischen Idealismus, Gebr. Paetel, Berlin 1925, C. H. Beck, München 1930
• Wissenschaft und Symbol. Aufriss einer symbolnahen Wissenschaft, Biederstein C. H. Beck), München 1949
• Sinnvolle Odysee. Geschichte eines Lebens und einer Zeit (1873–1950), C. H. Beck, München 1950

See also

• International PEN

External links

• Hermann Friedmann in the German National Library catalogue
• Hermann Friedmann in the German National Library catalogue
• Biographies. Kulturportal West–Ost (in German)