was a philosopher of the Prussian Enlightenment, a pioneer of classical German philosophy, who researched, taught and wrote about philosophy, anthropology and epistemology. His works Critique of Pure Reason and Critique of Practical Reason were a turning point in the history of philosophy in the transition to modern philosophy. Kant's works also influence the philosophical discussion of the 21st century. The direction of philosophy developed by the author and his followers is Kantism
Kant was born in King's Landing to a Prussian German Lutheran Pietist family. Her mother, Anna Regina Roiter (1697-1737), was born in Königsberg, and her father was from Nuremberg. Kant's father Johann Georg Kant (1682-1746) was a native of Mēmel. It is likely that the Kantai surname is Curonian-Kuršininki, derived from the name of the village of Kantvainiai (German: Kantwaggen, part of present-day Priekulė).
Thanks to the pastor, Kant - the fourth of nine children in the family - was able to get an education. At the age of eight, he entered the Pietist Frederick College, where he learned the Latin literature that inspired the author's later work. 1740 entered the Royal University. In 1746-1750, Kant taught in Jučiai. He taught the children of the inspector of Lithuanian churches and schools, pastor D. E. Anders and the local pastor. 1750 moved to Ansdorf near Osterode (now Ostruda, Poland). In 1753, he worked in Rautenberky (also called Kamantais, now Uzlovoje), as a teacher in the family of landowner Kaiserling. In 1754, he returned to Karaliaučiai. A year later, he defended his master's thesis and became a private associate professor. He taught logic, metaphysics and mechanics. At first, he lived in Magistrato Street in Knypava, near prof. Kipke. The first lecture took place there. From 1766 he lived in Lėbenichte, in the former town hall, with the bookseller J. J. Kanteris. Later - at Oksenmarkt. In 1784, he himself bought a two-story house. Immanuel Kant studied logic and physical geography there in the summer, metaphysics and anthropology in the winter. In 1770 he became a professor and in 1788 he began to serve as rector. Kant's last lecture took place in 1795. on June 23. Immanuel Kant died on February 12, 1804, in Karaliaučius. Immanuel Kant was buried in the King's Cathedral, 1924. I. Kant memorial colonnade was built. in 2005 Kaliningrad University was named after Immanuel Kant.
