Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Philosopher
Comprehensive ideas on history and reality influenced many thinkers of his time and after.
He studied theology near his hometown of Stuttgart, where he formed a friendship with other prominent future thinkers.
His view of history was adapted by Karl Marx as the basis for his new Communist political system.
His grandfather was a lawyer at the High Court of Justice at the Württemberg court, which may have inspired his philosophical pursuits.
He influenced Karl Popper.