"[My philosophy of] Anarchic Praxis: this is the topos where the man Martin Heidegger undoubtedly would not so much have liked to see himself led."
~ R. Schürmann, Being and Acting, Indiana 1990, p. 293
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This biographical note appears under the title "In Memoriam Reiner Schürmann." in the Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, Vol.19 No2-Vol.20 No.1. published 1997. This volume also contains a comprehensive bibliography of his works.
February 4, 1941: Born in Amsterdam, of German parents.
1960: Abitur, Gymnasium, Krefeld, Germany
1962-1969: Studies at the Dominican Faculties of Theology and Philosophy, Le Saulchoir, at Essonnes, France; and intermittent graduate work at the universities of Munich and Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
1969: Masters degree and Lectorate from Le Saulchoir.
1970: Ordained priest.
1971: Diploma from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris; Doctorat du Troisième Cycle in Philosophy from the Sorbonne, Paris.
1972: Publication of Maître Eckhart ou la joie errante.
1971-1972: Teaches philosophy at the Catholic University of America.
1972-1975: Teaches philosophy at Duquesne University.
1975: Leaves the priesthood, and begins teaching at the New School for Social Research, where he will stay until his death.
1976: Publication of Les Origines. The book is awarded the Broquette-Gonin prize by the Académie Française.
1980: Tenured by the New School for Social research.
1981: Doctorat d'Etat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines from the Sorbonne, Paris.
1982: Publication of Le Principe d'anarchie: Heidegger et la question de l'agir.
1987: Naturalized American.
1988: Heidegger on Being and Acting, the English translation
of Le Principe d'anarchie, is chosen as Outstanding Academic
Book for 1987-88 by Choice magazine.
1992: Awarded the "Scholar's Session" of the Society
for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy.
August 20, 1993: Dies of AIDS in New York City.