Gustav Heckmann
German philosopher and teacher (1898–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gustav Heckmann (22 April 1898 – 8 June 1996) was a German philosopher and teacher.[1] He is particularly associated with philosophical extrapolations from the Socratic Dialogue format, pioneered by his mentor and friend Leonard Nelson, with which Heckmann continued to work after Nelson died.[2]
Gustav Heckmann | |
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Born | 12 April 1898 |
Died | 8 June 1996 |
Alma mater | Göttingen |
Occupation(s) | Teacher Philosopher Political activist |
Political party | SPD |
Spouse | Charlotte Sonntag (1945) |
In 1932 he was an instigator of the so-called Urgent Call for Unity ("Dringender Appell für die Einheit"), a public appeal, signed by 32 high-profile intellectuals, urging the principal left wing parties to unite ahead of the first 1932 General election in order to block Nazi success.[3] The Appeal failed in its objective, but it marked out its instigators as prominent opponents of the Nazi party: Heckmann went into exile in 1933. Twelve years later, on returning to Germany, in 1945 he became, for a few years, an influential member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[4]