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Max Nordau
Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic (1849–1923) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Max Simon Nordau (born Simon Maximilian Südfeld; 29 July 1849 – 23 January 1923) was a Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic.[1]
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Born | Simon Maximilian (Simcha) Südfeld (1849-07-29)29 July 1849 |
Died | 23 January 1923(1923-01-23) (aged 73) Paris, France |
Occupation(s) | Physician, author, social critic |
Known for | Co-founder of World Zionist Organization |
Notable work | Degeneration |
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He was a co-founder of the Zionist Organization together with Theodor Herzl, and president or vice-president of several Zionist congresses.
As a social critic, he wrote The Conventional Lies of Our Civilisation (1883), Degeneration (1892), and Paradoxes (1896). Although not his most popular or successful work whilst alive, Degeneration is the book most often remembered and cited today.