Friedrich Naumann

Friedrich Naumann

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(March 25 1860 – August 24 1919) was a German Protestant parish priest. In 1895 he founded the weekly magazine Die Hilfe to address the social question from a non-marxist middle class point of view. In 1896 he also founded the

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March 25 - 1860 - August 24 - 1919 - German - Protestant - Priest - 1895 - Die Hilfe - Marxist - Middle class - 1896

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National-Social Association (not to be confused with National Socialism), in an attempt to provide a liberal alternative to the socialist party. Naumann wanted to help the working class, who lived in miserable circumstances. His goal was to raise interest in this issue among the middle class. However he was hindered by the German middle class fear of the proletariat, who were regarded as potential revolutionaries. Naumann faced major opposition from conservatives. Industrialists like Freiherr von Stumm called Naumann and his asociates allies of the socialists. Naumann wanted to preserve christian values, which he hoped would improve the fraught relations between workers and corporate businessmen. The party failed in the elections of 1898 and 1903 and was then dissolved.

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National-Social Association - National Socialism - Liberal - Socialist party - Working class - Revolutionaries - Conservative - Freiherr von Stumm - 1898 - 1903

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Towards the end of the 19th century, Naumann, who was a monarchist and adherent of the German emperor Wilhelm II espoused a liberal imperialism. He was influenced by his friend, the German sociologist Max Weber, one of the most pronounced critics of Wilhelm II. Naumann tried to involve Weber in politics, but this failed due to the bad health and temper of Weber.

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19th century - Wilhelm II - Liberal - Imperialism - Max Weber

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Naumann became a member of the Reichstag in 1907.

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Naumann was a German nationalist who had annexionist ideals during the First World War; in particular, he believed that Holland and Flanders should become a part of Germany. Together with Weber, he worked for an institute which supported a mooted German annexation of Poland in 1915 and 1916.

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Holland - Flanders

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In 1919 Friedrich Naumann was a cofounder of the German Democratic Party (Deutsche Demokratische Partei, DDP) with Theodor Wolff and Hugo Preuss, the "father of the constitution of the Weimar Republic".

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1919 - German Democratic Party - Theodor Wolff - Hugo Preuss - Weimar Republic

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A foundation associated with the Freie Demokratische Partei is named after Friedrich Naumann.

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