Karl Popper (July 28, 1902 - September 17, 1994)

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

Jul 28, 1902

Popper was born in Vienna into a Jewish family that then converted to Lutheranism due to cultural assimilation. His father was a lawyer but more importantly his uncle was a Philosopher.

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1925

Popper gets married to his very supportive wife, Josefine Anna Henninger

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1928

Popper earns his doctorate in psychology and begins his journey towards being an influential figure in the study.

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1934

Popper publishes his first major book in which he introduces the idea of science adopting the methodology based on falsifiability and not induction. The reasoning being that vast amount of experiments can never prove a theory. "Non-reproducible single occurrences are of no significance to science". Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund). The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Routledge Classics, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203994627.

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1956

Popper publishes yet another controversial book titled 'The Poverty of Historicism'. Historicism is essentially the idea that what happened in the past was meant to happen and that those events should shape our future. Popper expresses how much he is against this idea and lists endless reason why we should not view the world this way. Popper, K.R. 1957. The poverty of historicism, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 2nd ed. 1972.

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1967

The video I linked below is a short and sweet (crash course) on Karl Popper and the many things he talked about in his career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Xfl0JdTQ

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1969

Popper retired in 1969 from his academic career but due to being in the community his whole life he persisted long after.

Karl Popper 1902 - 1994

1994

In conclusion, Popper greatly assisted in establishing the Philosophy of Science as a discipline within Philosophy itself. He created an extreme influence in the field obviously from his own work but also through his students and those that admired him. Karl Popper unfortunately ended his journey on this earth in 1994.