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Johann Georg Kant
(c. 1682 to 1683–1746)
BIRTH
c. 1682–1683
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
March 24, 1746
PLACE
Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia)
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Johann Georg Kant was a harness maker in Königsberg and father of philosopher Immanuel Kant. He married Anna Regina Reuter; nine children were born to the family, of whom three died in infancy.
EARLY LIFE
He made harnesses and other equipment for horses.
CAREER
DEATH
Johann Georg Kant died in Königsberg on March 24, 1746. In a family record, his son Immanuel wrote that a stroke about a year and a half earlier was followed by a long decline and severe weakness before his death.
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