Which university did Hölderlin plan to serve but never did?
University of Stuttgart
University of Tübingen
Ludwig Maximilian University
University of Göttingen
Answer
University of Tübingen, the alma mater of Hölderlin's esteemed contemporaries Hegel and Schelling, was poised to welcome Hölderlin to its faculty. Unfortunately, circumstances beyond Hölderlin's control prevented him from assuming this prestigious academic position, leaving a void in the intellectual landscape of Tübingen and a profound sense of what could have been.
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