Approaching the intellectual emigration

Abstract

The paper tries to systematize the literature about intellectuals, scholars, and scientists who were forced out of their native countries by the Nazi in the 1930s. By using a two dimensional analytic scheme the paper distinguishes on the subject dimension between contributions focusing on individuals, small groups, scientific disciplines, and ethno-religious communities, or collectives defined by their nation-state. The second dimensions differentiate between several aggregates, ranging from »ego«, »she/he«, »we«, »ours«, »they«, »and (they) all« The author demonstrates that the publications did not show a trajectory of progress.