Biography Immanuel Kant was born on 22 April 1724 into a Prussian German family of Lutheran faith in Königsberg, East Prussia. His mother, Anna Regina Reuter (1697–1737), was born in Königsberg to a father from Nuremberg. Her surname is sometimes erroneously given as Porter. Kant's father, Johann Georg Kant (1682–1746), was a German harness-maker from Memel, at the time Prussia's most northeastern city (now Klaipėda, Lithuania). It is possible that the Kants got their name from the village of Kantvainiai (German: Kantwaggen – today part of Priekulė) and were of Kursenieki origin.R.K. Murray, "The Origin of Immanuel Kant's Family Name", Kantian Review 13(1), March 2008, pp. 190–193.Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim, Duden – Familiennamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20.000 Nachnamen, Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG, Mannheim 2005, p. 365.
Biography Immanuel Kant was born on 22 April 1724 into a Prussian German family of Lutheran faith in Königsberg East Prussia His mother Anna Regina Reuter (1697–1737) was born in Königsberg to a father from Nuremberg Her surname is sometimes erroneously given as Porter Kant's father Johann Georg Kant (1682–1746) was a German harness-maker from Memel at the time Prussia's most northeastern city (now Klaipėda Lithuania) It is possible that the Kants got their name from the village of Kantvainiai (German Kantwaggen – today part of Priekulė) and were of Kursenieki originRK Murray "The Origin of Immanuel Kant's Family Name" Kantian Review 13(1) March 2008 pp 190–193Rosa Kohlheim Volker Kohlheim Duden – Familiennamen Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20000 Nachnamen Bibliographisches Institut & FA Brockhaus AG Mannheim 2005 p 365