Person
African Spir
German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
Afrikan Aleksandrovich Špir (Russian: Afrykan Oleksandrovych Spir or Shpir; German: Afrikan (von) Spir, French: African (de) Spir, Italian: Africano Spir) (15 November 1837 – 26 March 1890) is a Russian Neo-Kantian philosopher of German descent who writes primarily in German.
His book Denken und Wirklichkeit (Thought and Reality) exerts a "lasting impact" on the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche.