On December 18, 2025, Eike von Savigny passed away at the age of 84. He held a chair at Bielefeld University for nearly 30 years and during this time contributed significantly to making the Philosophy Department in Bielefeld a widely recognized center for analytical philosophy.
Von Savigny made significant contributions to the development of ordinary language philosophy and to the understanding of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophy in the German-speaking world. He became known primarily through his books Die Philosophie der normalen Sprache (1969, 3rd ed. 1993), Zum Begriff der Sprache – Konvention, Bedeutung, Zeichen (1983), The Social Foundations of Meaning (1988), and Wittgensteins „Philosophische Untersuchungen“ – Ein Kommentar für Leser (two volumes 1988/89, 2nd ed. 1994/96, in one volume 2019).
Hans-Johann Glock honors the life’s work of Eike von Savigny in his obituary. The GAP will always honor his memory.