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Friedrich Julius Stahl

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Friedrich Julius Stahl · Philosophy & Social Sciences

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Germany's leading conservative political philosopher, theorist of monarchy and the constitutional state

When

1802, Munich, Bavaria — 1861, Bad Brückenau, Bavaria

Where

Germany

Biography

Friedrich Julius Stahl is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Germany's leading conservative political philosopher, theorist of monarchy and the constitutional state

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Friedrich Julius Stahl was Germany's leading conservative political and legal philosopher, a theorist of the Christian state and the constitutional monarchy (Rechtsstaat) and a Prussian parliamentary leader. Born into a Jewish family as Julius Jolson, he converted to Lutheranism at seventeen; his Jewish birth is well documented.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Political Philosophy & Science

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Germany's leading conservative political philosopher, theorist of monarchy and the constitutional state

1802

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Political Philosophy & Science