hiː ɪz tʃˈiːfli ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ tədˈeɪ ðˌoʊ fɔːɹ hɪz pəzˈɪʃən vˌiːzɐvˈiː ðə dʒˌiːoʊpəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tˈaɪm; ænd ɪz ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌvðə mˈɛni æmbˈɪʃəs sˈaɪəntɪsts ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ hˈuː wɜː, wɪð ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ɔːɹ lˈɛsɚ kənvˈɪkʃən, tə sˈɜːv ðə toʊtˌælᵻtˈɛɹiən ɹeɪʒˈiːmz ʌv ˌɪntɚwˈɔːɹ jˈʊɹɹəp.
He is chiefly interesting today though for his position vis-a-vis the geopolitical situation of the time; and is an example of the many ambitious scientists of the age who were, with greater or lesser conviction, to serve the totalitarian regimes of interwar Europe.