Felix Hirsch
Felix Eduard Hirsch (born February 7, 1902 in Berlin , † December 12, 1982 in Newtown, PA) was a German journalist, historian and librarian.
Education
Hirsch studied history in Berlin and at Heidelberg University . He received his doctorate in 1924 under Hermann Oncken ; In 1940 in American exile he made a bachelor's degree in library science at Columbia University .
Active in Germany until 1933
From 1924 to 1933 Hirsch was a political editor at Rudolf Mosse Verlag . He wrote for the newspaper Achtuhr Abendblatt (National-Zeitung) and the Berliner Tageblatt, which appeared in this publishing house . He also provided articles for the Frankfurter Zeitung , the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Prussian yearbooks, among others . Because he had revealed in the Achtuhr Abendblatt that the judge Kurt Soelling was a converted Jew, Hirsch was charged with defamation.
Active in the United States of America from 1935
Hirsch emigrated in 1935 to the United States, where he at Bard College of Columbia University taught. In 1955 he became a professor of history at Trenton State College in New Jersey . In 1962 he was visiting professor for history at the Technical University of Heidelberg .
With his wife Elizabeth Feist (⚭ November 6, 1938) he had two sons: Roland (* 1939) and Thomas (* 1942).
Fonts
- Gustav Stresemann. Patriot and European . Göttingen: Musterschmidt 1964 (= personality and history vol. 36)
- Stresemann. A picture of life . Göttingen: Musterschmidt 1978, ISBN 3-7881-1692-7
Web links
- Felix and Elizabeth Hirsch: Émigré Intellectuals at Bard. on: bard.edu
- Felix E. Hirsch: With Honors Crowned . A voluntary exile from Germany comes to the defense of the German scholars. In: The Living Age . tape CCCL , 1936, pp. 393 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ about Felix Hirsch In: Theodor Heuss. On the defensive. Letters 1933-1945. de Gruyter, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-25124-5 , p. 267.
- ↑ about Felix Hirsch In: Decision year 1932. Mohr (Siebeck), Tübingen 1966, ISBN 3-16-821102-8 , p. 61.
- ^ Baptized Jewish Judge in Berlin Who is Supporter of Hitler Brings Libel Action Against Jewish Editor. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 20, 1932.
- ↑ Paid Notice: Deaths HIRSCH, ELISABETH FEIST. In: New York Times. May 11, 1998.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirsch, Felix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirsch, Felix Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, historian, librarian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1982 |
| Place of death | Newtown, PA |