Person Open DS/UK/1766 Nordau; Max Simon (1849-1923); Zionist leader, physician, author, social critic Nordau Max Simon 1849-1923 Zionist leader, physician, author, social critic Male born Simon Maximilian | or Simcha Südfeld

Max Simon Nordau (July 29, 1849 – January 23, 1923), born Simon Maximilian Südfeld in Pest, Hungary, was a Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic. He was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organization together with Theodor Herzl, and president or vice president of several Zionist congresses. As a social critic, he wrote a number of controversial books, including The Conventional Lies of Our Civilisation (1883), Degeneration (1892), and Paradoxes (1896). Although not his most popular or successful work whilst alive, the book most often remembered and cited today is Degeneration. He is also the namesake of a BBYO chapter in Kansas City, Kansas: The Nordaunian AZA #22. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/18/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 74675418-c384-4a1f-843b-11b8756907d1