Gustav Mayer

Gustav Mayer
Gustav Mayer, 1931
Born(1871-10-04)4 October 1871
Died21 February 1948
Occupation(s)Journalist
Professor
Historian of the Labour movement
Political partyKPD (1945–1946)
SED (1947–1948)
SpouseHenriette "Flora" Wolff (1882–1963)
ChildrenPeter Mayer (1907–1941)
Ulrich Philip Mayer (1910–1995)
social anthropologist
Parent(s)David Mayer
Clara Devora Mayer/Gottschalk

Gustav Mayer (4 October 1871 – 21 February 1948) was a German journalist and historian with a particular focus on the Labour movement.[1] He fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and lived the final years of his life in England.[2]

  1. ^ "Gustav Mayer Papers". International Institute of Social History (IISH). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ Eberhard Flessing (1990). "Mayer, Gustav: Journalist, Historiker, * 4.10.1871 Prenzlau (Brandenburg), † 21.2.1948 London. (israelitisch)". Neue Deutsche Biographie. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München. p. 538. Retrieved 7 February 2016.