Othmar Spann

Othmar Spann (October 1, 1878 - July 8, 1950) was a conservative Austrian philosopher, sociologist and economist whose radical anti-liberal and anti-Socialist views, based on early 19th century Romantic ideas expressed by Adam Müller et al. and popularized in his books and lecture courses, helped antagonise political factions in Austria during the interwar years.

External links

• A Historical Tour of the University of Vienna
• Anthony Carty: "Alfred Verdross and Othmar Spann: German Romantic Nationalism, National Socialism and International Law", European Journal of International Law Vol.6, No.1 (see also nationalism)
• Heide Hammer: "Othmar Spann -- Vom klerikalfaschistischen Ständestaat und seinen Kontinuitäten" (very critical essay on Spann's influence; in German).