Heinz Cassirer

Heinz Cassirer was a German philosopher who specialized in the field of philosophy, particularly in Kantian thought. As the son of renowned philosopher Ernst Cassirer, he was exposed to intellectual pursuits from an early age. However, the rise of the Nazi regime in the 1930s forced the Cassirer family, who were Jewish, to flee their homeland in search of safety. This led Heinz Cassirer to relocate to the United Kingdom, where he would eventually establish himself as a scholar in his own right.

Cassirer's academic career in the UK was marked by notable collaborations and appointments. At the University of Glasgow, he worked under the guidance of Professor H. J. Paton, who encouraged him to write a book on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment. He later followed Paton to Oxford, where he lectured at Corpus Christi College and taught students such as the future philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch. Cassirer returned to the University of Glasgow in 1946, taking up a permanent lectureship that he held until 1960. At that point, he chose to step back from his academic position to pursue a newfound interest in biblical studies.