The word “colonial” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none. 5 remain further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “colonial” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 5.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Born in Prague during the Austrian Empire , he was captured as a prisoner of war during World War I and held in Russia for five years. In the following years he lived in Paris and London working for Zionist organizations and writing. He moved to Palestine in 1925, but visited the United States frequently, eventually immigrating in 1934 to teach modern history at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts . From 1948 to 1961 he taught at City College of New York . He also taught at the New School for Social Research , Harvard Summer School . He wrote numerous books and publications, primarily on the topics of nationalism , Pan-Slavism , German thought, and Judaism , and was an early contributor to the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia , where he died. His autobiography, published in 1964, includes reflections on the times he lived through as well as the facts of his personal life. Kohn was a prominent leader of Brit Shalom , which promoted a bi-national state in Palestine.1
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Hans Kohn ( , September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was a Jewish philosopher and historian . Born in Prague during the Habsburg Empire, he was captured as a prisoner of war during World War I and held in Russia for five years. In the following years he lived in Paris and London working for Zionist organizations and writing. He moved to Palestine in 1925, but visited the United States frequently, eventually immigrating in 1934 to teach modern history at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts . From 1948 to 1961 he taught at City College of New York . He also taught at the New School for Social Research , Harvard Summer School . He wrote numerous books and publications, primarily on the topics of nationalism , Pan-Slavism , German thought, and Judaism , and was an early contributor to the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , where he died.
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Hans Kohn ( , September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was an American philosopher and historian of Czech-Jewish origin.He pioneered the academic study of nationalism , and is considered "the most influential theorist of nationalism".
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American philosopher and historian Hans Kohn ( , September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was an American philosopher and historian. He pioneered the academic study of nationalism , and is considered an authority on the subject.
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American philosopher and historian Hans Kohn , (September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was an American philosopher and historian. He pioneered the academic study of nationalism , and is considered an authority on the subject.
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“colonial” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 5. Read the current article and compare.
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jewish philosopher and historian
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american philosopher and historian
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