Hans Meisel (Author)
Hans Meisel (born July 16, 1900 in Berlin , † March 2, 1991 in Bellevue , Washington , USA ), later James Hans Meisel , was a German-American writer and political scientist .
Life
Hans Meisel studied at the universities in Berlin and Heidelberg ; He completed these studies in 1922 with the promotion of Doctor of Philosophy from. From 1925 to 1933 he was local editor of the Berliner Vossische Zeitung . After the National Socialist seizure of power he had to go into exile in Italy in 1934 ; In 1936 he went to Austria, where he worked as an editor for the S. Fischer publishing house . After Austria was " annexed " to the German Reich in 1938, he fled again to Italy and on to the United States . From 1938 to 1940 he worked as Thomas Mann's secretary in Princeton (New Jersey). He then taught at colleges in Idaho and Pennsylvania . From 1945 Meisel was a lecturer in political science at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ; In 1956 he was appointed professor. After his retirement in 1971, he lived in Washington State.
Hans Meisel became known in 1927 through his novel Torstenson , in which he describes the development of a general to dictator. In the same year he was awarded the Kleist Prize for this work . Due to the emigration, Meisel did not continue his writing career. After his childhood memories A Gondola made entirely of glass , Aguilar or Die Abkehr , another novel from 1937, appeared from the estate in 2001 .
Works
In German language
- Torstenson. Berlin 1927; Bonn 2004, ISBN 978-3-931135-78-2 .
- A gondola made entirely of glass. Mainz 1984.
- Aguilar or The Departure. Bonn 2001.
In English
- with James K. Pollock, Henry L. Bretton: Germany under occupation. Ann Arbor, Mich. 1949.
- The genesis of Georges Sorel. Ann Arbor, Mich. 1951.
- The myth of the ruling class. Ann Arbor 1958.
- The fall of the Republic. Ann Arbor 1962.
- Counter revolution. New York 1966.
- A matter of endurance. Chicago 1970.
Editing
- with Edward S. Kozera: Materials for the study of the Soviet system. Ann Arbor, Mich. 1950.
- Pareto & Mosca. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1965.
Translations into German
- with Justinian Frisch: Giuseppe Antonio Borgese : Russia. Amsterdam 1950.
- Sinclair Lewis : That is not possible with us. Amsterdam 1936.
literature
- Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss (Eds.), International Biographical Dictionary of Central European Emigrés 1933-1945 , Vol II, 2 Munich: Saur 1983 ISBN 3-598-10089-2 , p. 797
- Meisel, Hans , in: Joseph Walk (ed.): Short biographies on the history of the Jews 1918–1945 . Munich: Saur, 1988, ISBN 3-598-10477-4 , p. 261
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Meisel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary for Hans Meisel in the New York Times of March 12, 1991 (English)
- Short biography and reviews of works by Hans Meisel at perlentaucher.de
- Books by Hans Meisel at Weidle Verlag
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meisel, Hans |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meisel, James Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American writer and political scientist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1991 |
Place of death | Bellevue , Washington , USA |