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German political scientist
A.K.A.
Aus dem Wörterbuch des Unmenschen, Adolf Sternberger
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Male
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Birth:
28 July 1907(Wiesbaden, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Germany)
Death:
27 July 1989(Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Francia)
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Education:
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
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Heidelberg University
Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany
Awards:
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyWilhelm Leuschner MedalGoethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtLiterature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine ArtsErnst Bloch AwardReuchlin AwardCarl Zuckmayer MedalGrand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyGoethe-Plakette des Landes HessenJohann Heinrich Merck Honour
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Biography
Introduction
Dolf Sternberger (originally Adolf Sternberger; 28 July 1907 – 27 July 1989) was a German philosopher and political scientist at the University of Heidelberg.
Biography
Dolf Sternberger was born in Wiesbaden in 1907.
He is known for his concept of citizenship in contemporary German political thought, and for coining the term "constitutional patriotism" (Verfassungspatriotismus) in 1979, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany. He died in Frankfurt/Main in 1989.