Fritz Schachermeyr

Fritz Schachermeyr (1895–1987, also ''Schachermeyer'') was an Austrian historian, professor at the University of Vienna from 1952 until retirement. Schachermeyr was born in Linz, and studied in Graz, Berlin and Innsbruck. At Innsbruck, he was a reader in ancient history from 1928 to 1931. He acted as professor in Jena (1931), Heidelberg (1936) and Graz (1940). In 1952, he was called to Vienna University as professor of Greek history, ancient history and epigraphy. Schachermeyr was a fervent supporter of Nazism during the Third Reich, advocating a "racial-biological view of world history" or a "biology of history". He disowned his racist screeds only after 1945 when they had gone completely out of public favor. Provided by Wikipedia