About Helmut Wagner
Lived 1904 – 1989 (aged 84). Helmut Wagner was a German and American sociologist, university teacher, journalist and writer.
Helmut Wagner (5 August 1904- South Dennis, Massachusetts, 1989) was a German educationalist and sociologist active during the twentieth century. He was politically active in Thuringia opposing the rise of the Nazis.
Helmut was born in Dresden on 5 August 1904.
Published works (1934): "Theses on Bolshevism" (1939): "Bolshevism" (1957): "The Cultural Sovietization of East Germany", Social Research, Winter 1957, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Winter 1957), pp. 395-426 (1983): Alfred Schutz: An Intellectual Biography, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.
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Who was Helmut Wagner?
German-American sociologist (1904-1989)
When was Helmut Wagner born?
Helmut Wagner was born on 5 August 1904 in Dresden.
When did Helmut Wagner die?
Helmut Wagner died on 22 April 1989 in South Dennis.
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Helmut Wagner was a sociologist, university teacher, journalist and writer.
What nationality was Helmut Wagner?
Helmut Wagner was German and American.
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