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Hans Mommsen

German historian (1930-2015) · Germany · Academics · Died at 85

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Hans Mommsen was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, and especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator.

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Carl von Ossietzky Prize1998
Fellow of the British Academy

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Hans Mommsen was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, and especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator. Descended from Nobel Prize-winning historian Theodor Mommsen, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2015 · aged 85

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