Karlis Peter Ameriks, April 28, 2025
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Karl P. Ameriks (November 5, 1947 – April 28, 2025)[1][2] was an American philosopher. He was the Emeritus McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.
Education and career
Ameriks studied at Yale University, A.B., summa cum laude (1969), Ph.D. (1973), where he wrote his thesis under the direction of Karsten Harries. He joined the faculty at Notre Dame in 1973, and taught there for more than forty years.
He was regarded as one of the foremost scholars of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and has written widely in the history of late modern and Continental philosophy. Ameriks co-edited the series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.[3]
from Legacy.com
Karl Peter Ameriks, 77, of South Bend, Indiana passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Raclin House in Mishawaka, Indiana. He was born on November 5, 1947 in Munich, Germany to the late Arturs and Maude Margaret (Mitans) Ameriks. Karl was also preceded in death by one brother, Juris Ameriks.
On December 26, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico, he married Geraldine Anne Benjamin who survives. He is also survived by two sons, Michael (Angela) Ameriks of San Diego, California, Kevin (Mary) Ameriks of Lemont, Illinois, three grandchildren, Nolan, Jack, and Maude and one brother, John Ameriks of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
After earning his undergraduate and PhD degrees from Yale University in 1973, Karl joined the Department of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where he taught for more than 40 years and served as professor emeritus until his death. Karl wrote extensively on the history of modern philosophy, as well as continental philosophy. He was recognized as a distinguished scholar of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009. Karl was also a devoted teacher and supporter of young colleagues. Several of his former students have gone on to become prominent scholars too.