Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, lithograph by Heinrich Dragendorff, published in Die reine d.i. allgemeine Lebenlehre und Philosophie der Geschichte (Göttingen, 1843)
Born	6 May 1781 Eisenberg, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Died	27 September 1832 (1832-09-28) (aged 51) Munich
Alma mater	University of Jena
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy German idealism Krausism Panentheism
Main interests	Mysticism
Notable ideas	Panentheism Identitätsphilosophie [de]

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (German: [ˈkʁaʊzə]; 6 May 1781 – 27 September 1832) was a German philosopher whose doctrines became known as Krausism. Krausism, when considered in its totality as a complete, stand-alone philosophical system, had only a small following in Germany, France, and Belgium, in contradistinction to certain other philosophical systems (such as Hegelianism) that had a much larger following in Europe at that time. However, Krausism became very popular and influential in Restoration Spain not as a complete, comprehensive philosophical system per se, but as a broad cultural movement. In Spain, Krausism was known as "Krausismo", and Krausists were known as "Krausistas". Outside of Spain, the Spanish Krausist cultural movement was referred to as Spanish Krausism.