Karl Korsch

Karl Korsch (1886 - 1961), a Marxist theorist, was born in Todstedt, near Hamburg, to the family of a middle-ranking bank official. He attended universities at Munich, Berlin, Geneva and Jena, studying law, economics and philosophy. He acquired a Doctorate at Jena in 1910. From 1917 to 1933 he was active in leftwing politics in Germany, leaving on the night Hitler burned down the Reichstag. He and his wife settled in the USA in 1936, teaching at Tulane University, New Orleans, and working at the International Institute for Social Research, New York.

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1886 - 1961 - Marxist - Hamburg - Munich - Berlin - Geneva - Jena - Germany - Hitler - Reichstag - USA - New Orleans - Institute for Social Research - New York

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