Hans Kohn
Hans Kohn · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Historian and pioneering scholar of the theory and history of modern nationalism
1891, Prague, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) — 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Czech lands · United States
Hans Kohn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Historian and pioneering scholar of the theory and history of modern nationalism
Hans Kohn was a historian and political scientist regarded as a founder of the modern academic study of nationalism. His distinction between 'civic' and 'ethnic' nationalism became a lasting framework, developed in works such as 'The Idea of Nationalism' (1944). Born into a Jewish family in Prague, he was an early Zionist thinker before emigrating to the United States.
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Historian and pioneering scholar of the theory and history of modern nationalism
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Political Philosophy & Science
