Gordon C. Zahn
Gordon C. Zahn (born August 7, 1918 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , † December 9, 2007 in Wauwatosa , Wisconsin) was an American sociologist .
Life
Gordon C. Zahn received his PhD from Catholic University in 1952 and was Professor of Sociology at Loyola University Chicago from 1953 to 1967 . From 1967 to 1980 he was at the University of Massachusetts Boston . In 1968 he became president of the American Catholic Sociological Society . He was one of the founders of Pax Christi in the United States.
In the German-speaking world, Gordon C. Zahn became known through his biography of the Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter . Axel Corti made the film Der Fall Jägerstätter based on the book .
Long suffering from Alzheimer's, Zahn died in December 2007.
Works
- In Solitary Witness: The Life and Death of Franz Jägerstätter . 1964, ISBN 0-87243-141-X ; German translation: He followed his conscience. The lonely testimony of Franz Jägerstätter . Styria, Graz et al. 1967, 1980, ISBN 3-222-11202-9 .
- Catholic opposition to Hitler . Washington DC 1970
- Chaplains in the RAF . Manchester Univ. Press, Manchester 1969
- The German Catholics and Hitler's Wars . Styria, Graz et al. 1965, OCLC 5052177 .
- Franz Jägerstätter. Martyrs of conscience . Pax Christi Tirol, Innsbruck 1987; Original edition: Franz Jaegerstaetter: Martyr for Conscience (= Peacemaker Pamphlet Series ), Pax Christi USA, Erie, PA 1980, 1984, 2007, OCLC 501328500 (19 pages).
Web links
- Literature by and about Gordon C. Zahn in the catalog of the German National Library
- A man of peace: Gordon C. Zahn, 1918–2007 ( Memento from September 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
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SURNAME | Zahn, Gordon C. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zahn, Gordon Charles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist and biographer of Franz Jägerstätter |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |
DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2007 |
Place of death | Wauwatosa , Wisconsin |