George W. F. Hallgarten
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George W. F. Hallgarten, or Georg(e) Wolfgang Felix Hallgarten (January 3, 1901, München - May 22, 1975, Washington, DC) was a German-born American historian.
Hallgarten was a student of Max Weber
in the University of Munich for a short time. In 1925 he became Dr. phil. in Munich, taught by Hermann Oncken
and Karl Alexander von Müller. In 1933, He moved to Paris
to flee the Nazis, mainly due to his marxist approach and his pacifist conviction, as his mother was the well-known German pacifist Constanze Hallgarten.
Hallgartens grandfather Charles Hallgarten
has had US citizenship, but G. W. F. Hallgarten had to re-naturalize as an American in 1942. Afterwards, he took part in the US war effort, working for the psychological warfare division (PWD).
When the second world war ended, Hallgarten returned to the US, working as a historian, first for the US-Army. When the Cold War
evolved, he refused to work for the Army and resigned. He was guest professor several times in the US, in Germany, Japan (1965), India (1965) and Italy (1967), without tenure professorship until 1972. Then he became Robert Lee Bailey professor at University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
Hallgarten was a student of Max Weber
Max Weber
Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber was a German sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research, and the discipline of sociology itself...
in the University of Munich for a short time. In 1925 he became Dr. phil. in Munich, taught by Hermann Oncken
Hermann Oncken
Hermann Oncken was a German historian and political writer. He was one of the most notable historians of pre-Nazi Germany....
and Karl Alexander von Müller. In 1933, He moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to flee the Nazis, mainly due to his marxist approach and his pacifist conviction, as his mother was the well-known German pacifist Constanze Hallgarten.
Hallgartens grandfather Charles Hallgarten
Charles Hallgarten
Charles Hallgarten, or Charles/Karl Lazarus Hallgarten was a German banker and philanthropist....
has had US citizenship, but G. W. F. Hallgarten had to re-naturalize as an American in 1942. Afterwards, he took part in the US war effort, working for the psychological warfare division (PWD).
When the second world war ended, Hallgarten returned to the US, working as a historian, first for the US-Army. When the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
evolved, he refused to work for the Army and resigned. He was guest professor several times in the US, in Germany, Japan (1965), India (1965) and Italy (1967), without tenure professorship until 1972. Then he became Robert Lee Bailey professor at University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
Literary works
- Imperialismus vor 1914, 1951
- "帝国主義と現代", 1967
- Why dictators?, 1967
- Das Wettrüsten, 1967
- Hitler, Reichswehr, Industrie, 1955
- Als die Schatten fielen, 1969 , (self biography)
- Deutsche Industrie und Politik, 1974 , (collaboration with J. Radkau)
External links
- Register of the George Wolfgang Felix Hallgarten Papers, 1874-1975, Online Archive of California.