Leopold von Ranke
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Leopold von Ranke was a pioneering 19th-century German historian renowned for establishing modern source-based historical scholarship and the principle of writing history “as it actually happened.”
Aliases (1)
- Ranke ×2
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| instanceOf |
historian
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human → university teacher → writer → |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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| awardReceived |
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Kingdom of Prussia → |
| dateOfBirth |
1795-12-21
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| dateOfDeath |
1886-05-23
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| describedBySource |
19th-century historiography
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| educatedAt |
University of Leipzig
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| employer |
University of Berlin
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| era |
19th century
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| ethnicGroup |
German
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| familyName |
Ranke
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| fieldOfWork |
diplomatic history
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historiography → political history → |
| givenName |
Leopold
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| influenced |
German historical school
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modern historical scholarship → professionalization of history as an academic discipline → |
| knownFor |
critical use of archival documents
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founding modern source-based historiography → seminar method of historical teaching → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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| memberOf |
Prussian Academy of Sciences
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| movement |
historicism
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positivism in historiography → |
| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableIdea |
history based on primary sources
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writing history "as it actually happened" → |
| notableWork |
History of England
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History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 → History of the Popes → History of the Reformation in Germany → Universal History → |
| occupation |
historian
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professor → |
| placeOfBirth |
Electorate of Saxony
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Wiehe → |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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Kingdom of Prussia → |
| religion |
Lutheranism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Clarissa Helena Graves
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| workLocation |
Berlin
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Referenced by (4)
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Philhellenes
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Philhellenes ("Ranke") → |
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Leopold von Ranke
("Ranke")
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familyName |
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Humboldt University of Berlin
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hasNotableAlumni |