Felix Adler (professor)

Felix Adler
Felix Adler, c. 1913
Born(1851-08-13)August 13, 1851
DiedApril 24, 1933(1933-04-24) (aged 81)
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery,
Hawthorne, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University (AB),
Humboldt University of Berlin,
Heidelberg University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor of political and social ethics
Known forEthical Culture movement, lecturing on euthanasia
Spouse
Helen Goldmark
(m. 1880)
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Felix Adler (August 13, 1851 – April 24, 1933)[2] was a German American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, influential lecturer on euthanasia,[3] religious leader and social reformer who founded the Ethical Culture movement.[4]

  1. ^ Seigel, Micol (March 1, 2009). "Helen Goldmark Adler". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Bowden, Henry Warner (1993). Dictionary of American Religious Biography (2nd ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 9780313278259.
  3. ^ Dowbiggin, Ian (2003). A merciful end: the euthanasia movement in modern America. Oxford University Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-19-515443-6.
  4. ^ Glazer, Nathan (1957). American Judaism. Chicago History of American Civilization. University of Chicago Press.[page needed]