Ferdinand Friedrich Zimmermann (August 14, 1898 – July 11, 1967) was a German

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and

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. He used his

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of ''Ferdinand Fried'' to publish.

Life

Zimmermann was born in Bad Freienwalde, studied economics and philosophy at

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, and worked for the newspapers ''

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'' and '' Berliner Morgenpost'' before joining the magazine '' Die Tat'' in 1931. A supporter of

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he joined the

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in 1934 and the

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itself in 1936.Ernst Klee: ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 685 During the War, he worked at the

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. After the War, he found work at the '' Sonntagsblatt'' and ''

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'' newspapers. In 1931 he published the book ''Das Ende des Kapitalismus'' (The End of Capitalism), in which he offered the view that

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was dead, and that German autarky was the future.

Works

* ''Das Ende des Kapitalismus.'' Jena 1931. * ''Die Wende der Weltwirtschaft.'' Goldmann, Leipzig 1937. * ''Latifundien vernichteten Rom! Eine Studie der römischen Agrarverhältnisse und ihrer Auswirkungen auf Volk u. Staat.'' Verlag Blut und Boden, Goslar 1938. * ''Der Aufstieg der Juden''. Verlag Blut u. Boden, Goslar 1937. * Die soziale Revolution : Verwandlung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Goldmann, Leipzig 1942. * ''Der Umsturz der Gesellschaft.'' Union, Stuttgart 1950. * ''Wandlungen der Weltwirtschaft''. Goldmann, München 1950. * ''Abenteuer des Abendlandes.'' Diederichs, Düsseldorf 1951.

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* 1898 births 1967 deaths People from Bad Freienwalde Antisemitism in Germany German anti-communists Nazi Party politicians German non-fiction writers German newspaper journalists German male journalists German economists German military personnel of World War I SS-Sturmbannführer German male non-fiction writers Die Welt people 20th-century German journalists {{Germany-writer-stub

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