Otto Weininger, Jewish-Austrian philosopher and author (died 1903)

Otto Weininger

Austrian philosopher (1880–1903)

Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher who in 1903 published the book Geschlecht und Charakter, which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23. Weininger had a strong influence on Ludwig Wittgenstein, August Strindberg, and, via his lesser-known work Über die…