Franz Oppenheimer
Franz Oppenheimer · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Sociologist and economist; author of 'The State' and the conquest theory of the state
1864, Berlin, Germany — 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States
Germany · United States
Franz Oppenheimer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist and economist; author of 'The State' and the conquest theory of the state
Franz Oppenheimer was a German-Jewish sociologist and political economist, son of a Reform rabbi, best known for 'The State' and the 'conquest theory', which held that states arise from the subjugation of one group by another rather than by social contract. He held Germany's first chair of sociology at Frankfurt and later fled the Nazis to the United States.
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Sociologist and economist; author of 'The State' and the conquest theory of the state
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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