Jürgen Habermas, one of the most influential philosophers and public intellectuals in post-war Germany, has died aged 96.
Habermas, who began teaching philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt in the 1960s, vocally supported the student revolt at West German universities at the time.
He was a leading member of the "Frankfurt School", a body of thought critical of capitalism from a "new left" perspective distinct from traditional Marxism.
He grew up in Nazi Germany and in the 1980s took part in a fierce debate with conservative historians who had questioned whether the Holocaust was a singularly German phenomenon.
Habermas's death was announced on Saturday by his publisher, Suhrkamp.
