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Also known as Arnold Karl Franz Gehlen

German academic (1904-1976)

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Arnold Gehlen (1904–1976) was a German anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher. Born in Leipzig and educated at Leipzig University and Thomasschule zu Leipzig, he worked at the University of Vienna, Leipzig University, RWTH Aachen University, and Goethe University Frankfurt. His professional locations included Aachen and Leipzig. He was a member of the Nazi Party and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Gehlen participated in World War II and wrote in German.

He is associated with the movement of philosophical anthropology. His notable works include *Wirklicher und unwirklicher Geist*, *Die Seele im technischen Zeitalter*, *Sozialpsychologische Probleme in der industriellen Gesellschaft*, *Deutschtum und Christentum bei Fichte*, and *Urmensch und Spätkultur*. Gehlen died in Hamburg in 1976.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1904
Died
1976
Works
36

Top works

  • Wirklicher und unwirklicher Geist
  • Die Seele im technischen Zeitalter
  • Sozialpsychologische Probleme in der industriellen Gesellschaft
  • Deutschtum und Christentum bei Fichte
  • Urmensch und Spätkultur

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1937

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations

    · 2007 · cited 10,221x

  2. The Sequence of the Human Genome

    · 2001 · cited 10,201x

  3. The job demands-resources model of burnout.

    · 2001 · cited 9,839x

  4. The Job Demands‐Resources model: state of the art

    · 2007 · cited 9,676x

  5. VI. The phenomena of rupture and flow in solids

    · 1921 · cited 7,666x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1904–1976
Nationality
DE
Role / Field
Sociologists, Philosophers, University and college faculty members, Socjolodzy i socjolozki, Sociologues, Philosophical anthropology
Language
ger, pol, deu
Gender
Male

Recorded by 30 libraries

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Encyclopedic overview

Arnold Gehlen ( German: [ˈɡeːlən]; 29 January 1904, Leipzig, German Empire – 30 January 1976, Hamburg, West Germany) was an influential conservative German philosopher, sociologist, and anthropologist.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arnold Gehlen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.