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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Johann Gottlieb Fichte was born on 19 May 1762 in Germany and spent his career wrestling with the same puzzle that had occupied Descartes and Kant: how does a subject become aware of itself? His answer — original insights into the structure of self-awareness — made him a founding figure of German idealism, the philosophical movement that grew from Kant's theoretical and ethical work. He originated the thesis–antithesis–synthesis framework, though Hegel would later get the credit. Beyond pure philosophy, Fichte turned to political theory, writing works that earned him a reputation as one of the fathers of German nationalism. He died on 29 January 1814.