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Born January 26, 1884 • Lübeck • Germany
Died September 11, 1977 (aged 93) • Eutin • West Germany
Notable Works “Political Theory: Foundations of Twentieth-Century Thought”
Subjects Of Study science • political science • relativism • value
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Amelia zur Helle Thyssen
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Gustav Radbruch, 1902.
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German jurist
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Oskar Lafontaine
German politician
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August Thyssen
German industrialist
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Fritz Fischer
German historian
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Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
German composer
Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
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Frederick I
Holy Roman emperor
Gustav Stresemann
Gustav Stresemann
chancellor of Germany
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
“Queen of Europe”
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany
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Louis IV
Holy Roman emperor
Justus von Liebig
Justus, baron von Liebig
German chemist
Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz
chancellor of Germany
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
German politician
Philip
Philip
landgrave of Hesse