Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs (1794 - 1861) was a German philosopher.
He studied theology at Strassburg, and philosophy at Heidelberg under Hegel, who wrote a preface to his Religion im innern Verhältniss zur Wissenschaft (Heidelberg, 1822).
He became a Privatdozent in 1819, and held professorships at Breslau (1822) and Halle (1824).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.