Friedrich Pollock (May 22, 1894 – 1970) was a German social scientist and philosopher. He was one of the founders of the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt am Main, and a member of the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist theory. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Terms like SOSE (Studies of Society & the Environment) not only refer to social sciences but also studies of the environment. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... The Institute for Social Research (German: Institut für Sozialforschung) is a research organization covering topics such as sociology and continental philosophy, best known as the institutional home of the Frankfurt School. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... The Frankfurt School is a school of neo-Marxist social theory, social research, and philosophy. ...

Life

Friedrich Pollock was born on May 22, 1894 to a factory worker in Freiburg im Breisgau. He was educated in finance 1911 to 1915. During this time he met Max Horkheimer, with whom he became a lifelong friend. He then studied economy, sociology and philosophy in Frankfurt am Main, where he wrote his thesis on Marx's Labor theory of value and received his doctorate in 1923. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Max Horkheimer (front left), Theodor Adorno (front right), and Jürgen Habermas in the background, right, in 1965 at Heidelberg Max Horkheimer (February 14, 1895 - July 7, 1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, known especially as the founder and guiding thinker of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... Karl Marx Karl Marx (May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883 London, UK) was an influential German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary organizer of the International Workingmens Association. ... The labor theory of value (LTV) is a theory in economics and political economy concerning a market-oriented or commodity-producing society: the theory equates the value of an exchangeable good or service (i. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Institute for Social Research was founded in 1924 by Pollock and fellow Marxist Felix Weil, who funded the group. Weil was inspired to found the institute after the success of his week long conference, the First Marxist Workweek, in 1922. Weil's goal was to bring together different schools of Marxism, and included Gyorgy Lukács, Karl Korsch, Karl August Wittfogel, and Friedrich Pollock. The Institute for Social Research (German: Institut für Sozialforschung) is a research organization covering topics such as sociology and continental philosophy, best known as the institutional home of the Frankfurt School. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Georg Lukács (April 13, 1885 - June 4, 1971) was a Hegelian and Marxist philosopher and literary critic. ... Karl Korsch (1886 - 1961) was born in Todstedt, near Hamburg, to the family of a middle-ranking bank official. ... Karl August Wittfogel was born 6 September 1896 in Woltersdorf (Germany) and died in 25 May 1988. ...

In 1927/1928 Pollock travelled to the Soviet Union in honor of the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. His research there led to his treatise: Attempts at Planned Economy in the Soviet Union 1917-1927. Thereafter he took a post as lecturer at the University of Frankfurt and he replaced the ill Carl Grünberg as Director of the institute from 1928-1930. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ... University of Frankfurt may refer to two (or three) German universities: the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) in Frankfurt am Main the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)) in Frankfurt (Oder), or its historical predecessor which existed...

After the Nazis took power in 1933, Pollock and Horkheimer fled in exile, first to London, Geneve, Paris, and finally New York. In 1950, he was finally able to return to Frankfurt, taking part in the reestablishment of the Institute, again taking the role of director. From 1951 to 1958 he was professor of national economy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt. The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University of Frankfurt may refer to two (or three) German universities: the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) in Frankfurt am Main the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)) in Frankfurt (Oder), or its historical predecessor which existed...

In 1959, Pollock and Horkheimer moved to Montagnola, Tessin, although Pollock held a position as professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt until 1963. He died in Montagnola, Tessin in 1970. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Montagnola is a small Swiss commune which looks over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano upon it. ... Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland, and almost entirely Italian-speaking (except the German-speaking municipality of Bosco/Gurin). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Montagnola is a small Swiss commune which looks over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano upon it. ... Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland, and almost entirely Italian-speaking (except the German-speaking municipality of Bosco/Gurin). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Selected Works

• Werner Sombart's "Refutation" of Marxism, Leipzig, 1926
• Attempts at Planned Economy in the Soviet Union 1917-1927, Leipzig, 1929
• Group Experiments : A Study by Friedrich Pollock, Frankfurt a.M., 1955
• Automation : Materials for the Evaluation of the Economic and Social Consequences, Frankfurt a. M., 1956
• Possibilities and Borders of Social Planning in Capitalism, 1973

Werner Sombart (January 19, 1863-May 18, 1941) was a German economist and sociologist, the head of the Youngest Historical School and one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century. ...

External Links

Frankforter School page at Marxist.org (http://www.marxists.org/subject/frankfurt-school/)