individual fates and global impact Siegmund-Schultze, R. creator text bibliography biography nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2009 monographic eng

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471 p. : ill. The terms "German-speaking mathematician," "forced," and "voluntary emigration" -- The notion of "mathematician" plus quantitative figures on persecution -- Early emigration -- Pretexts, forms, and the extent of emigration and persecution -- Obstacles to emigration out of Germany after 1933, failed escape, and death -- Alternative (non-American) host countries -- Diminishing ties with Germany and self-image of the refugees -- The American reaction to immigration : help and xenophobia -- Acculturation, political adaptation, and the American entrance into the war -- The impact of immigration on American mathematics -- Epilogue : the postwar relationship of German and American mathematicians. Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze. Originally published in German in 1998. This English edition contains new material not found in the original, as well as an updated bibliography. YT2025 M08 Mathematicians Germany History 20th century Mathematicians United States History 20th century Mathematicians Germany Mathematicians United States World War, 1939-1945 Refugees Germany Germans United States History 20th century Immigrants United States History 20th century Mathematics Germany History 20th century Mathematics United States History 20th century Germany Emigration and immigration History 1933-1945 QA27 S53 M 2009 9780691125930 9780691140414 SDU 081106