Basel University Commemorates Nietzsche with Special Exhibition

University of Basel launches events and exhibition featuring original documents to mark 125th anniversary of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's death.

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The University of Basel is commemorating the 125th anniversary of Friedrich Nietzsche's death with special events and an exhibition.
Nietzsche served as a professor of Greek language and literature at the University of Basel from 1869 to 1879.
The Basel archives aim for a factual examination of Nietzsche, contrasting with the politically instrumentalized archives of his sister in Weimar.
Upcoming events will explore Nietzsche's influence on cinema, including works by Hitchcock, Polanski, and Scorsese.

125th

Anniversary

10 years

Tenure duration

1889

Year

"factual and sober examination of the life and work of the controversial philosopher"
— University of Basel Press Release

"glorifying and politically instrumentalising"
— University of Basel Press Release

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The University of Basel is commemorating the 125th anniversary of Friedrich Nietzsche's death with special events and an exhibition.
Nietzsche served as a professor of Greek language and literature at the University of Basel from 1869 to 1879.
The Basel archives aim for a factual examination of Nietzsche, contrasting with the politically instrumentalized archives of his sister in Weimar.
Upcoming events will explore Nietzsche's influence on cinema, including works by Hitchcock, Polanski, and Scorsese.