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Martin Heidegger, a renowned German philosopher, profoundly influenced Hans-Georg Gadamer's philosophical thought. Gadamer, a leading figure in hermeneutics, drew inspiration from Heidegger's existentialism and phenomenology. Heidegger's emphasis on the importance of understanding the world through the lens of human experience and his exploration of the nature of being shaped Gadamer's own philosophical inquiries into the nature of interpretation and the role of tradition in human understanding.