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'HERMANN FRIEDRICH WILHELM HINRICHS (1794-1861), German philosopher, studied theology at Strassburg, and philosophy at Heidelberg under Hegel, who wrote a preface to his' Religion im innern Verhaltniss zur Wissenschaft (Heidelberg, 1722). He became a Privatdozent in 1 819, and held professorships at Breslau (1822) and Halle (1824).

Works. - (I) Philosophical: Grundlinien der Philosophie der Logik (Halle, 1826); Genesis des Wissens (Heidelberg, 1835). (2) On aesthetics: Vorlesungen fiber Goethes Faust (Halle, 1825); Schillers Dichtungen nach ihrem historischen Zusammenhang (Leipzig, 1837-1839). By these works he became a recognized exponent of orthodox Hegelianism. (3) Historical: Geschichte der Rechtsand Staatsprinzipien seit der Reformation bis auf die Gegenwart (Leipzig, 1848-1852); Die Kbnige (2nd ed., Leipzig, 1853).