Frank, Karl Boromäus 1893-1969
Variant namesGerman psychologist; socialist and anti-Nazi leader.
From the description of Karl Boromäus Frank papers, 1937-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869884
Biographical Notes
Born May 31, 1893 in Vienna, Austria; died 1969 in New York City.
Pseud.: Paul Hagen; Wilhelm (Willi) Mueller; and Maria.
Studied at the University of Vienna: psychology, biology, and philosophy; graduated in 1918.
Thesis: Ph.D. Philosophy (1918) -- "Contributions to the Psychology of the Lie."
Author; lecturer; member Austrian communist party, 1919; member German communist party, 1920; from 1923 on member of the right-wing of the communist party; 1932 member SAP; left the communist party in 1929; associated with a discussion group, sometimes called "Miles Group" (Miles is pseud. for Walter Loewenheim); 1932 joined the Social Democratic Party; representative of the "Neu Beginnen" group in various countries (Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, England); came to the United States 1935/36 to raise funds, again in 1937, 1938 and 1939; married Anna Caples in 1937; participated in founding "American Friends of German Freedom" (was Director of Research, and Reinhold Niebuhr was Chairman) and the "Council for a Democratic Germany"; sometime Director of the New York branch of the "Overseas Branch" of the O.W.I.; spent the last two decades of his life as a practicing psychologist in New York.
Publications: "Ueber Volks - und Rassenaberglauben" ("The Bias of those who Believe in National and Racial Prejudices and Superstition"). Vienna & Leipzig, Suschitzky, 1918.
"Will Germany Crack?" Harper, 1942.
"Germany After Hitler." Farrar & Rinehart, 1944.
"Erobert, Nicht Befreit; das Deutsche Volk im Ersten Jahre der Okkupation." (Research Bureau Am. Ass. for a Democratic Germany), 1946.
Contributor to Herald Tribune Book Review; Survey Graphic; Nation; New Republic; Parent Teacher; Partisan Review; Common Sense.
From the guide to the Karl Boromäus Frank Papers, 1937-1961, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| creatorOf | Karl Boromäus Frank Papers, 1937-1961 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Ehrmann, Henry Walter, 1908-. Henry W. Ehrmann papers, 1932-1998. | University at Albany, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bendix, Reinhard. Reinhard Bendix papers, 1929-1998. | University at Albany, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Frank, Karl Boromäus, 1893-1969. Karl Boromäus Frank papers, 1937-1961. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library |
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| associatedWith | American Friends of German Freedom. | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Council for a Democratic Germany. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ehrmann, Henry Walter, 1908- | person |
| associatedWith | Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Neu Beginnen (Movement) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands. | corporateBody |
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