Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart

Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm von Sigwart (31 August 1789 – 16 November 1844) was a German philosopher and logician. He was born in Remmingsheim, Württemberg, into a family with a long tradition of philosophers, theologians, and physicians. From 1813, he served as a repentant at Tübinger Stift in Tübingen. In 1816, he obtained an associate professorship at the University of Tübingen, and by 1818, he had become a full professor of philosophy there. Sigwart authored numerous books on the history of philosophy and logic. He was the father of Christoph von Sigwart, who also became a philosopher and logician. Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm von Sigwart died in Stuttgart.