Catastrophe and Continuity
A project on academic philosophy during National Socialism (1933 to 1945) in Germany: An overview of all philosophy professors of the time, biographical data, further analysis, and sources.
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Based on existing research by George Leaman (1993), Christian Tilitzki (2002), and Michael Grüttner (2023, 2024), this web page compiles a Linked Open Data collection of all philosophy professors who worked at German universities between 1933 and 1945. In addition to basic data (name, dates of birth and death, religion, etc.), the collection contains references to other linked data repositories, event data, and information on memberships in Nazi organizations and the effects of the application of the The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service (Gesetz zur Wieder-herstellung des Berufsbeamtentums, BBG). For more information, visit About.
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Exile and Expulsion
An interactive overview of the lives of philosophers who fled Germany.
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Profiles
Detailed portraits of philosophers provide an overview of biographical data and life events.
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