About Dolf Sternberger
Lived 1907 – 1989 (aged 81). Dolf Sternberger was a German philosopher, journalist, political scientist, university teacher and opinion journalist.
Dolf Sternberger (originally Adolf Sternberger; 28 July 1907 – 27 July 1989) was a German philosopher and political scientist at the University of Heidelberg.
Biography Dolf Sternberger was born in Wiesbaden in 1907.
He is known for his concept of citizenship in contemporary German political thought, and for coining the term "constitutional patriotism" (Verfassungspatriotismus) in 1979, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany. He died in Frankfurt/Main in 1989.
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Who was Dolf Sternberger?
German political scientist (1907–1989)
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Dolf Sternberger was born on 28 July 1907 in Wiesbaden.
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Dolf Sternberger died on 27 July 1989 in Frankfurt.
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Dolf Sternberger was a philosopher, journalist, political scientist, university teacher and opinion journalist.
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Dolf Sternberger was German.
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