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Leo Stern

Austrian-German political activist and historian (1901-1982) · Austria · On the map · Writers · Died at 80

Jonas Leib "Leo" Stern was an Austrian-German left-wing political activist. In 1933 he switched his party membership from the Social Democratic Party to the Communist Party.

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Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes1966
Honorary Doctor of Comenius University1965
Order of Karl Marx
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
National Prize of East Germany
Star of People's Friendship

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During the fascist ascendancy he participated in the Spanish Civil War as an anti-Franco Interbrigadist and later, in the Great Patriotic War, served as an officer in the Soviet Red Army. Between the two he studied successfully for a higher degree at the University of Moscow, receiving his Habilitation degree in 1940 in return for a dissertation on Contemporary Catholicism.

Country
Austria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1982 · aged 80