Peter GJ Pulzer

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Peter George Julius Pulzer (born May 29, 1929 in Vienna ) is a British historian and political scientist of Austrian origin.

Life and research

Pulzer was born in Vienna in 1929 and the family emigrated to Great Britain in 1939. He studied history at the University of Cambridge and received his doctorate in 1960. In 1966 his book "The emergence of political anti-Semitism in Germany and Austria 1867-1914" was published. The book is considered to be a pioneering work in anti-Semitism research and, after multiple editions, is still today a standard work in the research branch. Among other things, Pulzer came to the conclusion that at that time in Germany, in contrast to Austria, anti-Semitism “never became general”.

In 1984 Pulzer was appointed to the University of Oxford and was Professor of Government and Public Administration at All Souls College until his retirement in 1996 . He was also a visiting professor in Washington, Munich, Dresden and Leipzig.

In the course of the historians ' dispute, Pulzer described the debate as "very German" and invited Ernst Nolte to Oxford to explain his theses there. In his introductory speech, Pulzer referred to an essay by John Stuart Mill and his criticism of those "who refuse to listen because they are convinced of the infallibility of their view". However , Pulzer was opposed to all revisionist theses. In the debate about the historical evaluation of the air raids on Dresden , he contradicted the view that these were disproportionate or unnecessary. Military and civil goals were difficult to separate , taking into account the " total war " propagated by the Nazis, and the extent of German resistance and perseverance were unknown.

Offices and honors

Pulzer is chairman of the Leo Baeck Institute in London . He has been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Innsbruck .

In 2008 he received the Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria .

In 2012 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna .

Works (selection)

  • The rise of political anti-Semitism in Germany and Austria. J. Wiley, New York 1964. Translation: The emergence of political anti-Semitism in Germany and Austria 1867–1914. Sigbert Mohn , Gütersloh 1966; Revised and expanded new edition: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , Göttingen 2004, ISBN 3-525-36954-9 (with research report).
  • Political representation and elections in Britain (= Studies in political science. Volume 1). Allen & Unwin, London 1967.
  • Germany 1870–1945: Politics, state formation, and war. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1997.
  • (with Wolfgang Benz , Arnold Paucker ) Jewish life in the Weimar Republic / Jews in the Weimar Republic (= series of scientific treatises of the Leo Baeck Institute. Volume 57). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 1998.
  • (with Kurt Richard Luther) Austria 1945–95: fifty years of the Second Republic. Ashgate, Aldershot 1998.
  • Fog in Channel: Anglo-German perspectives in the nineteenth century. German Historical Institute, London 2000.
  • Jews and the German state: The political history of a minority, 1848-1933. Blackwell, Oxford 1992.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Appeals to feelings . Süddeutsche Zeitung, February 14, 2005. Retrieved from buecher.de
  2. ↑ Revenge for Königgrätz . Der Spiegel 46/1966, November 17, 1966
  3. ↑ Jürgen Krönig: Applause for the provocateur. Ernst Nolte's appearance in Oxford: The British find the “historians' dispute” very German . Die Zeit, February 24, 1989 No. 09
  4. ↑ Lars von Törne: Guilt and Suffering. Canadian debate about Germans in World War II . Der Tagesspiegel, November 2, 2007
  5. ^ Symbol for the internationality of science Press release of the LFU Innsbruck, March 16, 2007
  6. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
  7. ↑ University of Vienna honors three Nazi refugees on ORF of December 3, 2012, accessed on December 3, 2012
  8. ↑ Uni: Blick: Award of an honorary doctorate to the "world stars of science"
personal data
SURNAME Pulzer, Peter GJ
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pulzer, Peter George Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna