The Essential Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1884 in a small town near Leipzig. His father was a prominent Lutheran minister and his mother a simple homemaker. His father died while Friedrich was a small boy and his younger brother passed on not too long after that as well. At the age of fourteen young Friedrich was enrolled in an upscale boarding school in Schlupforta, where he began to prepare for his University studies. In Schlupforta he showed interest in music and was introduced to music of Richard Wagner, a famous German composer at the time. After successfully graduating from…