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Carl Schmitt (11 July 1888 – 7 April 1985) was a German philosopher jurist and political theorist. Schmitt is a major figure in 20th century legal and political theory writing extensively on the effective wielding of political power.

birth date
1888-07-11
birth place
Plettenberg, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Westphalia
death date
1985-04-07
death place
Germany, Plettenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, Province of Westphalia
era
20th-century philosophy
individualised GND number
11860922X
influenced
Walter Benjamin
influenced by
Thomas Hobbes
main interest
Politics
notableIdea
The Concept of the Political, State of exception
philosophicalSchool
Continental philosophy

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