Ernst Platner

Ernst Platner (/ˈplɑːtnər/; German: [ˈplatnɐ]; 11 June 1744 27 December 1818) was a German anthropologist, physician and Rationalist philosopher, born in Leipzig. He was the father of painter Ernst Zacharias Platner (1773–1855).

Ernst Platner
Portrait by Anton Graff
Born11 June 1744
Died27 December 1818
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony
EducationUniversity of Leipzig (M.D., 1767)
Era18th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolRationalism
Main interests
History of philosophy, medicine
Notable ideas
The Unconscious
Pragmatic history
Psychosomatic medicine
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