Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975

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Hannah Arendt was born in Linden in 1906. At the age of three her family moved to Königsberg. Arendt was raised in a politically progressive, secular family. She studied at the University of Marburg and obtained her doctorate in philosophy writing on Love and Saint Augustine at the University of Heidelberg in 1929.

Hannah Arendt encountered increasing anti-Jewish discrimination in 1930s Nazi Germany. In 1933 Arendt was arrested and briefly imprisoned by the Gestapo for performing illegal research into antisemitism in Nazi Germany. On release, she fled Germany, living in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland before settling in Paris. When Germany invaded France in 1940 she was detained by the French as an alien, despite having been stripped of her German citizenship in 1937. She escaped and made her way to the United States in 1941. She taught at many American universities, while declining tenure-track appointments. She died suddenly of a heart attack in 1975, at the age of 69.

Her works cover a broad range of topics, but she is best known for those dealing with the nature of power and evil, as well as politics, direct democracy, authority, and totalitarianism. In the popular mind she is best remembered for the controversy surrounding the trial of Adolf Eichmann, her attempt to explain how ordinary people become actors in totalitarian systems, which was considered by some an apologia, and for the phrase "the banality of evil". She is commemorated by institutions and journals devoted to her thinking, the Hannah Arendt Prize for political thinking, and on stamps, street names and schools, amongst other things.

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referencedIn Papers of the Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1913-1991 University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections
referencedIn Dan Jacobson Papers TXRC93-A3., 1941-92 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002. Subject Files of the Attorney General, 1974 - 1993 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf International Conference on Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam (1965 : University of Michigan). International Conference on Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam papers, 1965-1966. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1972-1973. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Mitgang, Herbert. Herbert Mitgang collection of papers, 1967-1975. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Hannah Arendt Papers 1898-1977 (bulk 1948-1977) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah. Hannah Arendt papers concerning Hermann Broch, 1942-1975. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Lerner, Max, 1902-2001. Max Lerner papers, 1927-1992 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Lester Q. Strong papers, 1941-1996 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Gurian, Waldemar, 1902-1954. Waldemar Gurian papers, 1916-1968 (bulk 1937-1954). Library of Congress
referencedIn Herbert Mitgang collection of papers, 1950-1986 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah. [Miscellaneous libretto collection, Jewish opera], bulk 1981-1986. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
referencedIn Hannah Arendt Papers 1898-1977 (bulk 1948-1977) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Yvette Théraulaz lit Hannah Arendt [Multimédia multisupport] / Hannah Arendt, aut. ; Yvette Théraulaz, voix. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Leo Raditsa Papers, 1947-2001 Houghton Library
referencedIn Princeton University. Graduate School. The Gauss Seminars In Criticism records, 1949-1981. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Robert Pick papers, 1915-1977. Houghton Library
referencedIn American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Deceased members files, [ca. 1884-1985] Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Gerhard Nellhaus papers on Bertolt Brecht, ca. 1920-2000. Houghton Library
referencedIn Guide to the American Committee for Cultural Freedom Records, 1939-1957 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Nicola Chiaromonte papers, 1921-1982 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Pantheon Books. Records, 1944-1968. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf O'Malley, Francis J., 1911-1974. Papers, 1932-1974. University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
referencedIn Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Inc: records (microfilm), 1943-1950 Wiener Library
referencedIn Brauer, Jerald C. Jerald Brauer papers, 1925-1999 (inclusive) University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989. Mary McCarthy papers 1925-1990 (bulk 1960-1989). Vassar College
referencedIn Paetel, Karl O. (Karl Otto), 1906-. Karl M. Otto Paetel papers, 1907-1984. University at Albany, University Libraries
referencedIn Joseph Barnes Papers, 1923-1970 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn W. H. Auden collection of papers, 1809-1979, 1927-1973 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Dwight Macdonald papers, 1865-1984 (bulk 1920-1978) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Spitz, David, 1916-1979. David Spitz papers, 1935-1982. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah. Alternative perspectives on Vietnam papers, 1965-1966. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Yvette Théraulaz lit Hannah Arendt [Multimédia multisupport] / Hannah Arendt, aut. ; Yvette Théraulaz, voix. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn John Hollander Papers, circa 1950-2007 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Baron, Salo W. Papers, 1900-1980 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Lester Q. Strong papers, 1941-1996 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1979-1994. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Robert Lowell papers, 1861-1976 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Max Lerner papers, 1927-1998 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah. Letter, 1965, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Hans J. Morgenthau Papers, 1858-1981, (bulk 1925-1981) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn World Jewish Congress Records, 1918-1982 (bulk 1940-1980) The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah. Hannah Arendt papers concerning Hermann Broch, 1942-1975. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs. Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs records, 1914-1996. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn News and Information Services (University of Michigan) photograph series D (faculty and staff portraits), 1946-2006, 1950-1990 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn H. F. Broch de Rothermann papers, 1916-circa 2001, 1953-1986 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Helen and Kurt Wolff papers, 1888-1994 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Yeshiva University. Records, 1840-[ca. 1979], 1895-[ca. 1979] (bulk) Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Alfred Kazin collection of papers, 1933-1990, 1933-1978 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Hermann Broch archive, 1872-1990s, 1930-1951 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ettinger, Elżbieta. Papers of Elżbieta Ettinger, 1922-2001 (inclusive), 1967-2000 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Macdonald, Dwight. Dwight Macdonald papers, 1865-1984 (bulk 1920-1978) Yale University Library
referencedIn David Spitz papers, 1935-1982 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Józef Wittlin correspondence and compositions, 1940-1976. Houghton Library
referencedIn Billings, David. Natality or advent : Arendt and Moltmann on hope and politics / David Billings. Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology
referencedIn Jacques Barzun Papers, ca.1900-1999. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Jacobson, Dan. Papers, 1941-1994. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Baron, Salo W. Papers, 1900-1980 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Meyer Greenberg Papers, undated, 1936-1978 American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam records and sound recordings, 1965-1966 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Stanford University Press archival book copies, 1900-2012 Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. W.H. Auden collection of papers, 1809-1979 bulk (1927-1973). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. The Papers of Richard & Clara Winston, 196?-198? Brooklyn College
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969. Papers, 1925-1969 (bulk: 1937-1969) Houghton Library
referencedIn Brauer, Jerald. Papers, 1925-1999 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn Tucci, Niccolò, 1908-. Niccolò Tucci collection, 1930-1979. Boston University. School of Medicine
referencedIn Joseph Barnes Papers, 1923-1970 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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correspondedWith Gray, J. Glenn (Jesse Glenn), 1913-1977 person
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correspondedWith Rosenau, Ruth H. person
associatedWith Rothe, Wolfgang, 1929- person
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correspondedWith Scholem, Gershom Gerhard, 1897-1982 person
correspondedWith Shawn, William person
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associatedWith University of Michigan. News and Information Services corporateBody
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correspondedWith Voegelin, Eric, 1901-1985 person
correspondedWith Vollrath, Ernst person
correspondedWith Weil, Anne person
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associatedWith Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972 person
correspondedWith Wittlin, Józef, 1896- person
correspondedWith Wolff, Helen, 1906-1994 person
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correspondedWith Wolff, Kurt, 1887-1963 person
associatedWith World Jewish Congress corporateBody
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associatedWith Yeshiva University. corporateBody
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Heidelberg 01 DE
Baden-Württemberg Region 01 DE
Berlin 16 DE
Marburg an der Lahn 05 DE
Chicago IL US
Hannover 06 DE
New York City NY US
Kaliningradskaya Oblast’ 23 RU
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Birth 1906-10-14

Death 1975-12-04

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