Joachim Schumacher Papers 1922-1982

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Joachim Schumacher Papers 1922-1982

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The collection contains Schumacher's research on philosophy and art history, and materials relating to his years at Westover School. Consisting of books, correspondence, clippings, and manuscripts, the collection includes sources in both German and English.

7.8 Linear feet

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Schumacher, Joachim

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Joachim Schumacher was born in Berlin in 1904, and later obtained a Master's and Ph.D. degree from the University of Heidelberg . With the rise of Hitler, Schumacher left Germany for Switzerland in 1932, where he met and married his wife Sylvia, a concert pianist and teacher of piano. They left Switzerland for France in 1936 and came to the United States in 1937. Also in 1937, Schumacher published his most famous work, The Fear of Chaos, which warned that the rise of fascism would l...