Martin Heidegger
Early life
!The Mesnerhaus in [Meßkirch, where Heidegger grew up](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/GeburtshausHeideggerSonne.JPG/250px-GeburtshausHeideggerSonne.JPG)
Early life
In 1903, Heidegger began to train for the priesthood. He entered a Jesuit seminary in 1909, but was discharged within weeks because of heart trouble. It was during this time that he first encountered the work of Franz Brentano. From here he went on to study theology and scholastic philosophy at the University of Freiburg.
Early life
He attempted to get the (Catholic) philosophy post at the University of Freiburg on 23 June 1916 but failed despite the support of Heinrich Finke. Instead, he worked first as an unsalaried Privatdozent then served as a soldier during the final year of World War I. His service was in the last ten months of the war, most of which he spent in meteorological unit on the western front) upon being deemed unfit for combat.
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