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Richard KronerRichard Kroner (8 March 1884 in Breslau – 2 November 1974 in Mammern) was a German neo-Hegelian philosopher, known for his Von Kant bis Hegel (1921/4), a classic history of German idealism written from the neo-Hegelian point of view. He was a Christian, from a Jewish background. He is known for his formulation of Hegel as 'the Protestant Aquinas'. In 1924 Victor Klemperer supported a call for Richard Kroner to a new chair for theoretical pedagogics and philosophy at Technische Hochschule Dresden,[1] where he became friends with Paul Tillich.[1] Under Nazi legislation Kroner's Jewish ancestry as well as his principled democratic stance led to his "suspension" (dismissal) from his university position at Kiel in 1934.[2] He was replaced briefly by Hans-Georg Gadamer, a personal friend.[2] The American philosopher Otis Lee studied with Kroner for the academic year 1933–1934 and helped him escape to the United States and find a new academic position at Manhattan's Union Theological Seminary.[3]
In 1952 Richard Kroner retired to Elkins Park, Pennsylvania[4] before moving to Switzerland. He was awarded the Große Bundesverdienstkreuz.[1] The Kroners are buried at Richmond Cemetery.[1] Works
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