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In the Moravian town of Prossnitz in 1859, Edmund Husserl was born (Boyce-Gihson 113 – 138). Husserl's family was not very religious, although they did travel much when he was young. At eleven, he enrolled at the Realgymnasium in Vienna to study classical German. He enrolled in the OlmützStaatsgymnasium the following year. His principal fields of study at Leipzig University were astronomy and optics, although he also dabbled in mathematics and physics. -
Math, Physics, and philosophy; specializing in astronomy and optics. -
In 1884, Franz Brentano returned to Vienna after delivering a few lectures in Berlin. These lectures influenced Husserl's decision to pursue a career in philosophy and psychology. In light of his concept of consciousness as knowing, Brentano's exploration of meaning tremendously affected Husserl. -
1887–1888 was a pivotal year for Husserl. In Halle, he finished his study in psychology and also wrote The Philosophy of Arithmetic, the topic of his Habilitationsschrift. Influenced by a Jewish lady from Prossnitz called Malvine Charlotte Steinschneider, he turned to Christianity. -
His early career was defined by some of his best works, which were all made during this time. His first explanation of phenomenology was published in 1900 and 1901 in Logische Untersuchungen, translated into English in 1970. -
In 1901, the University of Gottingen awarded Husserl tenure. He taught for sixteen years. He developed the ideas to make phenomenology a severe intellectual movement in this environment.