Leopold von Ranke Portrait of Leopold von Ranke, by Adolf Jebens, 1875 Born (1795-12-21)21 December 1795 Wiehe Died 23 May 1886(1886-05-23) Berlin Nationality German Alma mater University of Leipzig Leopold von Ranke (/ˈrɑːŋkə/; German: [ˈʀaŋkə]; 21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886) was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. According to Caroline Hoefferle, “Ranke was probably the most important historian to shape historical...
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Leopold von Ranke Portrait of Leopold von Ranke, by Adolf Jebens, 1875 Born (1795-12-21)21 December 1795 Wiehe Died 23 May 1886(1886-05-23) Berlin Nationality German Alma mater University of Leipzig Leopold von Ranke (/ˈrɑːŋkə/; German: [ˈʀaŋkə]; 21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886) was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. According to Caroline Hoefferle, “Ranke was probably the most important historian to shape historical...