Hans Kohn

Hans Kohn Hebrew: הַנְס כֹּהן, or קוהן, September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971 was an American philosopher & historian. He pioneered a academic inspect of nationalism, as alive as is considered an rule on the subject.

Career

Kohn taught advanced history at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. From 1948 to 1961, he taught at City College of New York. He also taught at the New School for Social Research, Harvard Summer School.

He wrote numerous books on nationalism, Pan-Slavism, German thought, and Judaism. He was an early contributor to the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia.

In 1944, he published his major work, , on the dichotomy between western and eastern Nationalism. Kohn sought to understand the emergence of nationalism through the development of western civilization and the rise of liberalism. He also published a biography of Martin Buber. His autobiography, published in 1964, includes reflections on his times and his personal life.