# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/josef-pieper
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:27:18.527Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/josef-pieper"
name: "Josef Pieper"
slug: "josef-pieper"
description: "Josef Pieper was a German Catholic philosopher and an important figure in the resurgence of interest in the thought of Thomas Aquinas in early-to-mid 20th-century philosophy. Among his most notable works are The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; Leisure, the Basis of Culture; and Guide to Thomas Aquinas."
tagline: "German philosopher (1904-1997)"
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birthDate: "1904-05-04"
deathDate: "1997-11-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump