Sigmund Neumann (May 1, 1904 - October 22, 1962) was a German

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and sociologist. Born in

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but emigrating first to

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and then to the

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following the rise of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

, Neumann was a leading proponent of the Second Thirty Years War-outlook on

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and

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and was awarded honorary doctorates from both

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

and Berlin Universities following his return to

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in 1949. Before coming to the United States in 1934 to join the faculty of

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the col ...

in Middletown, Connecticut, Neumann taught at the Deutsche Hochschule fur Politik and the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

, among other institutions. He also served as a visiting professor at Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Amherst and Mount Holyoke. During his tenure at Wesleyan, Neumann served as Lecturer, Government & Social Science (1934–39); Associate Professor, Social Sciences (1939–44); and Professor, Government (1944–60). " gifted scholar in government and politics," Neumann was the author of many books, including his then ground breaking ''The Future in Perspective'' (1946) and ''Introduction to the History of Sociology'' (co-author 1948); he was also a contributor to many professional publications and served as consultant to the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in 1944–45. At Wesleyan, in addition to his teaching and research, he served as director of the Center for Advanced Studies (now the Center for Humanities) (1959–1962), restarted and supervised the Wesleyan Press Archives in the Public Affairs Center (beginning in 1958), and became a mentor to many students.Charles Summer Stone, Jr.
, Profile, paragraph 3. Retrieved 6 December 2011. Sigmund Neumann

Death

Neumann died in Middletown and is buried in Wunne Wah Jet or

Indian Hill Cemetery Indian Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 383 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut on a hill adjacent to Wesleyan University. History The hill was originally named "''Wunne Wah Jet''" by the indigenous Wangunk people ...

with a headstone that reads: ''A man of angel's wit and singular learning;'' ''I know not his fellow.'' ''For where is the man of that gentleness, lowliness and affability.'' ''And as time requireth, a man of marvelous mirth and pastimes;'' ''And sometimes of as sad a gravity;'' ''A man for all seasons.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neumann, Sigmund 1904 births 1962 deaths Burials at Indian Hill Cemetery Writers from Leipzig German sociologists German political scientists Columbia University faculty Wesleyan University faculty German emigrants to the United States German male writers 20th-century political scientists