He received a deferment during World War I because he had broken one of his feet while skiing.
He was a leading pacifist before the Anschluss and after World War II.
But he could not save his older son, who was declared missing in action during the final two months of World War II. His body was never located.
Along with Albert Einstein, Thirring was one of the sponsors of the Peoples' World Convention (PWC), also known as Peoples' World Constituent Assembly (PWCA), which took place in 1950-51 at Palais Electoral, Geneva, Switzerland.[5][6]
Hans Thirring served as assistant, professor, and head of the institute for theoretical physics of
the University of Vienna until his forced retirement in 1938 after the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany. After the end of World War II, he was reinstated and became dean of the philosophicalfaculty in the years 1946–1947. He was active in the Socialist Party of Austria and served as member of the Federal Council of Austria during 1957–1963. He was also a teacher of the philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend.[7]
^Dazinger, Walter (27 January 2014). "Preisträger"(PDF) (in German). Institut für Angewandte Synthesechemie, Vienna, Austria: Die Ignaz-Lieben-Gesellschaft Verein zur Förderung der Wissenschaftsgeschichte. p. 5. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
^Thirring, H. Über die Wirkung rotierender ferner Massen in der Einsteinschen Gravitationstheorie. Physikalische Zeitschrift19, 33 (1918). (On the Effect of Rotating Distant Masses in Einstein's Theory of Gravitation)
^Thirring, H. Berichtigung zu meiner Arbeit: "Über die Wirkung rotierender Massen in der Einsteinschen Gravitationstheorie". Physikalische Zeitschrift22, 29 (1921). (Correction to my paper "On the Effect of Rotating Distant Masses in Einstein's Theory of Gravitation")
^Lense, J. and Thirring, H. Über den Einfluss der Eigenrotation der Zentralkörper auf die Bewegung der Planeten und Monde nach der Einsteinschen Gravitationstheorie. Physikalische Zeitschrift19 156-63 (1918) (On the Influence of the Proper Rotation of Central Bodies on the Motions of Planets and Moons According to Einstein's Theory of Gravitation)
^Einstein, Albert; Nathan, Otto; Norden, Heinz (1968). Einstein on peace. Internet Archive. New York, Schocken Books. pp. 539, 670, 676.
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