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The opening as it read in 2005

George Lachmann Mosse ( September 20 , 1918 - January 22 , 1999 ) was a German-born American left-wing Jewish gay historian of fascism in general and Nazi Germany in particular who saw fascists as "scavengers" who took bits of other ideologies to create a new one. Mosse was born in Berlin into one of Germany's richest Jewish families. The Mosse family owned a large chain of newspapers including several of the most prestigious papers in Germany, most notably the Berliner Tagesblatt. Mosse was educated at an exclusive boys' school run by former Army officers, where, as a frail youth, he had difficulty with the demanding physical education regime imposed on the pupils. In 1933 , the Mosse family fled Germany to Britain. In 1936 , Mosse moved to the United States. Despite his background, Mosse was an self-proclaimed "Marxist of the heart", meaning that while he did not believe in Marxism as a theory, he nonetheless sympathized with it as an ideology. Mosse graduated with a BS from Haverford College in 1941 and from Harvard with a PhD in 1946. He served as professor at the University of Iowa (1944-1955) and the University of Wisconsin from 1955 onwards. Initially, Mosse began as an expert in family life in Tudor and Stuart England , but from the early 1960s on, he frequently wrote about Nazi Germany , Fascism , anti-Semitism , and Jewish history. Later, Mosse wrote about the history of sexuality. He specialized in developing arguments about how symbols were created and used by leaders to win and keep followers. Another major interest for Mosse was the brutalization of politics, especially in the Nazi era. Yet another area of interest for Mosse was the intellectual origin of Nazism. After the unification of Germany in 1990, Mosse petitioned, with considerable success, to reclaim the family property that had been expropriated by both the Nazis and the Communists. At his death in 1999, Mosse was a wealthy man, and he left the bulk of his estate to fund History scholarships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.¹

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Mosse authored 25 books on a variety of fields, from English constitutional law, Lutheran theology, to the history of fascism , Jewish history, and the history of masculinity. He was perhaps best-known for his books and articles that redefined the discussion and interpretation of Nazism. In 1966, he and Walter Laqueur founded The Journal of Contemporary History , which they co-edited up to 1999.

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The author of over 25 books, on topics as diverse as constitutional history, Protestant theology , and the history of masculinity , he is best known for his studies of Nazism . In 1966, he and Walter Laqueur founded The Journal of Contemporary History , which they co-edited.

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George Lachmann Mosse (September 20, 1918 – January 22, 1999) was an emigre from Nazi Germany , first to Great Britain and then to the United States, who taught history as a professor at the University of Iowa , the University of Wisconsin–Madison , and the Hebrew University . Best known for his studies of Nazism , he authored more than 25 books on topics as diverse as constitutional history, Protestant theology , and the history of masculinity . In 1966, he and Walter Laqueur founded The Journal of Contemporary History , which they co-edited.

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American historian (1918–1999) Gerhard "George" Lachmann Mosse (September 20, 1918 – January 22, 1999) was an American historian, who emigrated from Nazi Germany to Great Britain, and then to the United States. He was professor of history at the University of Iowa , the University of Wisconsin–Madison , and also in Israel , at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . Best known for his studies of Nazism , he authored more than 25 books on topics as diverse as constitutional history , Protestant theology , and the history of masculinity . In 1966, he and Walter Laqueur founded The Journal of Contemporary History , which they co-edited.

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American historian (1918–1999) Gerhard "George" Lachmann Mosse (September 20, 1918 – January 22, 1999) was a German-born, Jewish-American social and cultural historian, who emigrated from Nazi Germany to Great Britain and then to the United States. He was professor of history at the University of Iowa , the University of Wisconsin–Madison , and also in Israel , at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . Best known for his studies of Nazism , he authored more than 25 books on topics as diverse as constitutional history , Protestant theology , and the history of masculinity . In 1966, he and Walter Laqueur founded The Journal of Contemporary History , which they co-edited.

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