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Gustav Bergmann (1906-1987) was a Jewish ontologist born in Vienna, Austria. He studied at The University of Vienna and attended meetings of the Vienna Circle during his time in Europe. In his time in the United States, he was a professor of philosophy and psychology at the University of Iowa where he taught and studied until his death in 1987.
Biography Bergmann studied at the University of Vienna and earned his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1928. He worked with Albert Einstein and Gustav's own doctorate advisor on assisting Einstein's work in physics in 1931. Also during his time studying for his doctorate, he was invited to join the meetings of the Vienna Circle. It was with these meetings that Gustav became in league with Logical Positivism. A couple years after receiving his Ph.D., Gustav reentered the university in Vienna to acquire a law degree in 1935, a time when Nazi Germany had become threatening to Bergmann. After working as a lawyer for 3 years he left Austria and traveled to the United States in 1938. In the US in the early 1940s, Bergmann became an assistant professor of the Philosophy and Psychology departments of The University of Iowa. By 1950, Gustav had become a full professor at the university. He retired in 1974, but continued to teach in psychology and actively study philosophy at the university up till his death in 1987. List of main works See also | ||||||||
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