Hans Kohn, was an American philosopher and historian.
14 Facts About Hans Kohn
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Hans Kohn pioneered the academic study of nationalism, and is considered an authority on the subject.
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Shortly after graduation, in late 1914 Hans Kohn was called into the infantry of the Austro-Hungarian Army.
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Hans Kohn was captured in 1915 and taken by the Russians to a prison camp in Central Asia.
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Hans Kohn then lived in Paris, where he married Jetty Wahl in 1921.
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The couple moved to London, where Hans Kohn worked for Zionist organizations and wrote articles for newspapers.
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Hans Kohn's writings began to generate books, where he discussed current geopolitics and nationalism.
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Hans Kohn was a prominent leader of Brit Shalom, which promoted a binational solution for promoting the co-existence of Jews and Arabs in the Mandatory Palestine.
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Hans Kohn taught modern history at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Hans Kohn taught at the New School for Social Research, Harvard Summer School.
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Hans Kohn wrote numerous books on nationalism, Pan-Slavism, German thought, and Judaism.
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Hans Kohn was an early contributor to the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia.
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Hans Kohn sought to understand the emergence of nationalism through the development of western civilization and the rise of liberalism.
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Hans Kohn's autobiography, published in 1964, includes reflections on his times and his personal life.