Born in Hanover on 18 October 1902, Pascual Jordan studied physics, mathematics and zoology at Gottingen where he became a Privatdozent (university lecturer) in 1926. Along with Werner Heisenberg and Max Born, Jordan was one of the founders and foremost proponents of quantum physics, as well as the author of numerous books and essays on theoretical physics, biophysics and astrophysics, in which he sought to popularize the new theories. These works included Elementare Quantenmechanik (1929) and Anschauliche Quantentheorie (1936). His book Die Physik des 20 Jahrhunderts (The Physics of the 20th Century), published in 1936, was notable for giving full credit to the achievements of Einstein, Bohr, Hertz, James Franck and other Jewish scientists. Jordan was one of a group of younger conservative physicists who mistakenly believed that they could temper the radicalism of the Nazis through cooperation. From 1929 to 1944 Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Rostock, Jordan transferred to Berlin in 1944 - 5 and then to Hamburg where he lectured from 1947 to 1970. In 1942, Jordan received the Max Planck Medal and his services as a war propagandist and ideologist were recognized by the Nazi regime. Between 1957 and 1961, Jordan was a Christian - Democrat MP in the Bundestag, frequently calling for a return to the 'true front spirit'. In 1965, he protested against the recognition of the Oder - Neisse Line as Poland's western border. In 1973 he wrote that 'what the German people most urgently needs today is the overcoming of its national inferiority complex' - complaining that every attempt to assert German self - confidence was immediately denounced as 'faschistoid'. Jordan himself was a frequent target of such attacks from the Left in the post - war period. Following his death in Hamburg in August 1980, the neo - Nazi Deutsche National - Zeitung described him as one of Germany's 'greatest minds' and an authentic nationalist.
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