Hans Mayer

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Hans Mayer
Portrait of Mayer taken in St. Nicholas Church, 1993
Born(1907-03-19)19 March 1907
Cologne, Rhine Province, German Empire
Died19 May 2001(2001-05-19) (aged 94)
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Resting placeDorotheenstadt Cemetery
Other namesMartin Seiler
Political partyAlsatian KPO
Other political
affiliations
MovementSocialism
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Cologne
ThesisDie Krise der deutschen Staatslehre (1930)
Doctoral advisorHans Kelsen
InfluencesCarl Jacob Burckhardt
Academic work
DisciplineLiterary studies
Sub-disciplineHistory of literature
School or traditionCollege of Sociology
Doctoral studentsWolfgang Schivelbusch
Notable worksDer Turm von Babel

Hans Mayer (pseudonym: Martin Seiler; 19 March 1907, Cologne – 19 May 2001, Tübingen) was a German literary scholar. Mayer was also a jurist and social researcher and was internationally recognized as a critic, author and musicologist.

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