Carl Grünberg

Carl Grünberg ( born February 10, 1861 in Focsani, Romania, † February 2nd 1940 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German -Austrian state legal scholar and sociologist. He was the founding director of the Institute for Social Research and the founder of the 1911 published until 1930 archive for the history of socialism and the labor movement. He was a declared Marxist and is considered the " father of the Austro-Marxism ".

Life

After studying in Strasbourg at Friedrich Knapp and Gustav Schmoller, he was in Vienna in 1890 to Dr. iur. doctorate. In 1893 he founded together with Ludo Moritz Hartmann, the Journal of Economic and Social History. In 1894 he completed his habilitation at the Vienna University of Political Economy and taught at this university. In 1923 he was appointed to the donated by the Society for Social Research Chair for economic political science. In 1924 he was appointed the first director of the company founded on February 3, 1923 Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt. Under Green 's direction, the Institute had close links to the Marx- Engels Institute in Moscow, his former orientation is described by Hermann Korte as " orthodox Marxist ". Grünberg brought its archives for the history of socialism and the labor movement in the new institute with a. In January 1928 Grünberg suffered a massive stroke that made him unable to work and joined in 1929 by the leadership of the institute back, and was succeeded by Max Horkheimer.

Writings (selection )

With an introductory essay on " The History of the Communist Manifesto " and notes, Volume V major works of socialism and social policy. New Series, C. L. Hirschfield, Leipzig.