Johann Gottfried Herder

Johann Gottfried (after 1802, von) Herder (/ˈhɜːrdər/; German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈhɛɐ̯dɐ]; 25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism. He was a member of the Bavarian Illuminat i.