Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher. Born in Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia, he is considered one of the central thinkers of the Enlightenment. His comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, political theory, and philosophy of religion have made him one of the most influential and highly discussed figures in modern Western philosophy. April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804; died at 79. Alive at the same time as Napoleon, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Linnaeus, and George Washington. Wiki link