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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Rebok, Sandra |
| Title, Analytic | Thomas Jefferson and Germany: His Travel Experience, Scientific and Philosophical Influences |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 2013 |
| Volume ID | 48 |
| Location in Work | 1-23 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| Abstract | Examines "the role German culture, philosophy, technology and science played in [Jefferson's] thinking and acting throughout his life" from "his first contact with Hessian prisoners of war interned in Virginia during the American Revolution, through his observations regarding the German states taken during his travels there in April 1788, along with later impressions created by different groups of people he personally met or corresponded with following his return to the United States, such as immigrants, scholars, merchants or visitors to Monticello in later years." |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pp. 19-23). |
| Call Number | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| MKI Terms | Jefferson, Thomas/ Travel/ Germany/ Science/ Intellectual life/ German influence/ Revolution, 1775-1783/ Immigrants, German |