Born in Metz, Germany 1909, died in Berlin 1970; social democrat; member of the Zentralverband der Angestellten (ZdA) in 1929; member of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) in 1930; member of the Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands (SAPD) in 1931; active with an illegal ZdA circle 1934-1938; embarked on comprehensive autodidactic studies in socialist theory, which resulted in a quite original criticism of fascism, social democracy as well as Bolshevism; member of the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) in 1945 and of the Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED) subsequently; director of the Volkshochschule in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg 1945-1946 and in Gera 1947-1948; went to West Berlin in 1948; became teacher at the August Bebel-Institut; member of the SPD in 1948; editor of Pro und contra 1951; expelled from the SPD in 1954 for slander against the role of leading social democrats during the November Revolution in 1918; active in the Marxistische Arbeitskreis; his publications in small left-wing journals of the 1950s, private lecturing activities and personal contacts with the Sozialistische Deutsche Studentenbund (SDS) influenced the student movement of the 1960s.
1946 and in Gera 1947-1948; went to West Berlin in 1948; became teacher at the August Bebel-Institut; member of the SPD in 1948; editor of Pro und contra 1951; expelled from the SPD in 1954 for slander against the role of leading social democrats during the November Revolution in 1918; active in the Marxistische Arbeitskreis; his publications in small left-wing journals of the 1950s, private lecturing activities and personal contacts with the Sozialistische Deutsche Studentenbund (SDS) influenced the student movement of the 1960s.
From the description of Archives 1909-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83770277
