He ‧ gel, Ge ‧ org Wil ‧ helm Fried ‧ rich /ˈheɪɡ ə l, ˈɡeɪɔːɡ ˈvɪlhelm ˈfriːdrɪk, -ɪx $ -ɔːrɡ-/ BrE AmE
(1770–1831) a German ↑ philosopher who had great influence on European and US philosophy with books such as The Phenomenology of the Mind ⇨ ↑ dialectic