Leipzig school (sociology)

:See also Leipzig school (psychology), Leipzig school (art)

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Leipzig school (psychology) - Leipzig school (art)

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The Leipzig school was a branch of sociology developed by a group of academics led by philosopher and sociologist Hans Freyer at the University of Leipzig, Germany in the 1930s.

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Sociology - Hans Freyer - University of Leipzig - Germany - 1930s

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Freyer saw National Socialism as an opportunity for him; many of his followers were politically active Nazis. They included Arnold Gehlen, Gotthard Günther, Gunter Ipsen, Heinz Maus, Karl Heinz Pfeffer, and Helmut Schelsky.

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National Socialism - Nazi - Arnold Gehlen - Gotthard Günther - Gunter Ipsen - Heinz Maus - Karl Heinz Pfeffer - Helmut Schelsky

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The National Socialist German Workers Party did not allow any competing ideologies to develop in universities; however, some of the Leipzig School group remained at the university until 1945. Their numbers declined as some emigrated (Günther) or made a career in the Third Reich (Gehlen, Ipsen, Pfeffer), and before the war ended, Freyer himself left to take up a teaching position at the University of Budapest.

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National Socialist German Workers Party - Ideologies - 1945 - Third Reich - University of Budapest

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