Ernst Jaeckh

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Ernst Jaeckh
Born	(1875-02-22)February 22, 1875 Urach, Germany
Died	August 17, 1959(1959-08-17) (aged 84) New York City, USA
Nationality	German, British, USA
Other names	Ernest Jackh, Ernest Jaeckh, Ernst Jäckh
Education	Ph.D. Philology, 1902
Occupation	Journalist, Orientalist, Political Scientist
Employer	Neckar-Zeitung (Heilbronn), Deutscher Werkbund, Nachrichtenstelle für den Orient, Deutsche Hochschule für Politik, New Commonwealth Institute, Columbia University
Known for	Pro-Turkish German propagandist during World War I, Pioneer of liberal political science in Germany, Anti-Totalitarian political scientist in Britain and USA

Ernst Jaeckh (February 22, 1875 in Urach, Germany - August 17, 1959 in New York City, USA), was a German author.

Life

During the First World War, Jaeckh was one of the main propagandists of the German-Turkish alliance and worked for Eugen Mittwoch and his Nachrichtenstelle für den Orient. In 1920, he founded the Deutsche Hochschule für Politik, a key liberal think tank of the Weimar Republic. Being a staunch Anti-Nazi, he emigrated to Britain. In 1932 he became international director of the newly founded New Commonwealth Society. In 1940 he migrated further to the United States, where he became professor at Columbia University and founded the Columbia Middle East Institute in 1948.

Life

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 807051 LCCN: n90602893 ISNI: 0000 0001 2275 6309 GND: 118711253

Persondata
Name	Jaeckh, Ernst
Alternative names
Short description	Journalist and Orientalist
Date of birth	February 22, 1875
Place of birth	Urach, Germany
Date of death	August 17, 1959
Place of death	New York City, USA

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