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Gerhard Ritter

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German historian (1888-1967)

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Gerhard Georg Bernhard Ritter was a German historian who served as a professor of history at the University of Freiburg from 1925 to 1956. He studied under Professor Hermann Oncken. A Lutheran, he first became well known for his 1925 biography of Martin Luther and hagiographic portrayal of Prussia.

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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Gerhard Georg Bernhard Ritter was a German historian who served as a professor of history at the University of Freiburg from 1925 to 1956. He studied under Professor Hermann Oncken. A Lutheran, he first became well known for his 1925 biography of Martin Luther and hagiographic portrayal of Prussia. A member of the German People's Party during the Weimar Republic, he was a lifelong monarchist and remained sympathetic to the political system of the defunct German Empire.

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Germany
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Lived 1888 to 1967 · aged 79
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