Hans Morgenthau

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Hans Morgenthau was a leading 20th-century political scientist and a principal founder of the realist school in international relations theory.

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instanceOf international relations scholar
person
political scientist
realist theorist
academicDegree doctorate in law
causeOfDeath congestive heart failure
citizenship Germany
United States of America
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1904-02-17
dateOfDeath 1980-07-19
educatedAt University of Frankfurt NERFINISHED
University of Munich NERFINISHED
employer City College of New York
The New School for Social Research
University of Chicago
familyName Morgenthau
fieldOfWork international law
international relations
political science
fullName Hans Joachim Morgenthau
givenName Hans
influenced Henry Kissinger
Kenneth Waltz
realist school in international relations
influencedBy Carl Schmitt
Max Weber
Niccolò Machiavelli
Thomas Hobbes
knownFor concept of interest defined in terms of power
critique of legalistic and moralistic approaches to foreign policy
founding figure of realist school in international relations theory
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
movement political realism
notableIdea distinction between moral principles and political necessity
six principles of political realism
notableWork In Defense of the National Interest
Politics Among Nations
Scientific Man vs. Power Politics
The Purpose of American Politics
Truth and Power
occupation author
university professor
placeOfBirth Coburg
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Professor of Political Science at City College of New York
Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
theoreticalApproach classical realism

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Norman Finkelstein
doctoralAdvisor
Hans Morgenthau ("Morgenthau")
familyName
Hans Morgenthau ("Hans Joachim Morgenthau")
fullName
Kenneth N. Waltz
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