Background
Schulz, Walter was born on November 18, 1912 in Gnadenfeld, Silesia, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Emilie (Museler) Schulz.
Schulz, Walter was born on November 18, 1912 in Gnadenfeld, Silesia, Germany. Son of Wilhelm and Emilie (Museler) Schulz.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1951.
After being seriously wounded as a soldier in World World War II, Schulz took his doctorate in 1944 with Hans-Georg Gadamer in Leipzig, and habilitated in 1950 in Heidelberg. Schulz was appointed a Professor at the University of Tübingen in 1955. Offered the chair of Martin Heidegger at Freiburg im Breisgau in 1958, he refused.
Until his retirement in 1978, he was one of the Tübingen scholars with the largest audience.
Married Ruth Eva Seitz, May 7, 1943. Children: Michael, Christian, Angelika.