Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Max Stirner

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 30, 2017

1. Max Stirner Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dies
ist das Geburtshaus
Max Stirner's
✶25. October 1806

[English translation:]
This is the birthplace of Max Stirner, born October 25, 1806.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1806.

Location. 49° 56.65′ N, 11° 34.502′ E. Marker is in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria). Marker is at the intersection of Brautgasse and Maximilianstrasse, on the left when traveling south on Brautgasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 Maximilianstrasse, Bayreuth BY 95444, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ein grösserer Meister: Joseph Haydn / A Greater Master: Joseph Haydn (a few steps from this marker); E.T.A. Hoffman: Ein genialer Dichter und grosser Musiker / A Genius Poet and Great Musician (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Spitalkirche / "Spital" Church (about 210 meters away); Stille Wasser gründen tief... / Still Waters Run Deep (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Dr. Jakob Herz (approx. 0.4 kilometers away).

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1. Max Stirner (Wikipedia). "Johann Kaspar Schmidt (October 25, 1806 – June 26, 1856), better known as Max Stirner, was a German philosopher. He is often seen as one of the forerunners of nihilism, existentialism, psychoanalytic theory, postmodernism, and individualist anarchism. Stirner's main work is The Ego and Its Own, also known as The Ego and His Own (Der Einzige und sein Eigentum in German, which translates literally as The Individual and His Property). This work was first published in 1845 in Leipzig, and has since appeared in numerous editions and translations. (Submitted on December 14, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)

2. Max Stirner (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). "... both the form and content of Stirner's work are disconcerting. He challenges expectations about how political and philosophical argument should be conducted, and seeks to shake the reader's confidence in the moral and political superiority of contemporary civilisation (over its historical predecessors). In particular, he provides a sweeping attack on the modern world as increasingly dominated by religious modes of thought and oppressive social institutions, together with a much briefer sketch of a radical ‘egoistic’ alternative in which individual autonomy might flourish.

Max Stirner Marker - Wide View, Looking South on Brautgasse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 30, 2017

2. Max Stirner Marker - Wide View, Looking South on Brautgasse

The historical impact of The Ego and Its Own is not easy to assess. However, Stirner's book can certainly be said to have had an immediate and destructive impact on contemporary left-Hegelianism, to have played a significant role in the intellectual development of Karl Marx (1818–1883), and to have been a major influence on the tradition of individualist anarchism." (Submitted on December 14, 2017.)

Additional keywords. Philosophy nihilism Gedenktafel

<i>Rathaus mit Brautgasse, links Geburtshaus Max Stirner</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by Kunstverlaganstalt Bruno Hansmann, Kassel, circa 1920

3. Rathaus mit Brautgasse, links Geburtshaus Max Stirner

The card caption, translated, is "City Hall with Bride Alley, (on the) left the birthplace of Max Stirner". The current marker is not visible here, likely post-dating the card by a few decades. However, the house does appear to have a historical marker on the left, just below the two upper windows. In addition, Stirner's house had apparently been turned into a pub with the name of "Stirner's House Pub".

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.