Landgrebe studied philosophy, history and geography in
Vienna. Influenced by
Max Scheler, he continued his studies in
Freiburg. In 1923 Landgrebe became assistant to
Edmund Husserl (1859–1938). After the approval of his doctoral dissertation, Landgrebe transferred to
Prague for his postdoctoral qualification under
Oskar Kraus. From 1939 he collaborated with
Eugen Fink at the
Husserl-Archives in
Leuven. Landgrebe's wife, Ilse Maria Goldschmidt, was of Jewish ancestry and sister of the writer
Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt. In 1940 Landgrebe was deported to Belgium. He worked part-time as a merchant assistant in Hamburg. In 1945 Landgrebe had his post-doctorate reapproved in
Hamburg, and he was made ordinary professor in 1947 in
Kiel, where
Hans Blumenberg was one of his students. In 1954 he transferred to
Cologne, and become director of the Husserl-Archives there. Landgrebe is known as one of Husserl's closest associates, but also for his independent views relating to the subjects of history, religion and politics, as seen from the viewpoints of
existentialist philosophy and
metaphysics. == Works ==