Emil J. Gumbel : : Weimar German pacifist and professor / / Arthur D. Brenner.
Emil J. Gumbel (1891-1966) began his career simply as a professor of mathematical statistics in Heidelberg, but he is most remembered as a political activist militantly advocating for pacifism during the complicated and volatile times of the Weimar Republic in Germany. As a Jew with left-wing social...
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Brenner, Arthur David, author. Emil J. Gumbel : Weimar German pacifist and professor / Arthur D. Brenner. Boston, Massachusetts : Humanities Press, [2001] ©2001 1 online resource (252 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in Central European Histories ; 22 Emil J. Gumbel (1891-1966) began his career simply as a professor of mathematical statistics in Heidelberg, but he is most remembered as a political activist militantly advocating for pacifism during the complicated and volatile times of the Weimar Republic in Germany. As a Jew with left-wing socialist and democratic sensibilities, he was exiled to France and later America. Ironically, the same writings on political terror and politicized justice in Nazi Germany that caused his ostracization saved his life. A courageous man, Gumbel spoke out passionately against the Nazis and came to symbolize a 'one-man party' at the center of controversy in German academia. His intellectual and moral vigor never waned, and despite his significant scientific contributions, it is his legacy of political ideology that endures for later generations to learn from. This biography chronicles the public life of a man not entirely part of the political or the academic world, but who has earned his place in history nonetheless. Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: A One-Man Party -- 1. Family, Childhood, and Education -- 2. From Internationalist to Militant Pacifist, 1914 to 1924 -- 3. Socialist and Democrat -- 4. Chronicling Political Violence and Politicized Justice -- 5. The Gumbel Affair in Heidelberg, Part I: 1924 to 1929 -- 6. The Gumbel Affair in Heidelberg, Part II: 1930 to 1932 -- 7. Anti-Fascist -- 8. Science and Scholarship -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- A. Gumbel on Political Murder: Sample Case Accounts -- B. University Governance and University of Heidelberg, Rectors and Deans -- C. Gumbel's "Minimal Program for the German Popular Front" -- Bibliography -- Index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Pacifists Germany Biography. Socialists Germany Biography. Germany Politics and government 1933-1945. Germany Politics and government 1918-1933. Gumbel, Emil Julius, 1891-1966. Print version: Brenner, Athalya Emil J. Gumbel Boston : BRILL,c2002 9780391041011 Studies in Central European Histories ; 22. |
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Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: A One-Man Party -- 1. Family, Childhood, and Education -- 2. From Internationalist to Militant Pacifist, 1914 to 1924 -- 3. Socialist and Democrat -- 4. Chronicling Political Violence and Politicized Justice -- 5. The Gumbel Affair in Heidelberg, Part I: 1924 to 1929 -- 6. The Gumbel Affair in Heidelberg, Part II: 1930 to 1932 -- 7. Anti-Fascist -- 8. Science and Scholarship -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- A. Gumbel on Political Murder: Sample Case Accounts -- B. University Governance and University of Heidelberg, Rectors and Deans -- C. Gumbel's "Minimal Program for the German Popular Front" -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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