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Lothar Gall

German historian (1936-2024) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 87

Lothar Gall was a German historian known as "one of German liberalism's primary historians". He was a professor of history at Goethe University Frankfurt from 1975 until his retirement in 2005. His biography of Otto von Bismarck has been translated into English, French, Italian, and Japanese.

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2024Died20 June 20242006Hessian Order of MeritAward1998Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1993Balzan PrizeAward1988Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz PrizeAward1968Wolf-Erich-Kellner AwardAward1936Born3 December 1936

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Hessian Order of Merit2006
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1998
Balzan Prize1993
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize1988
Wolf-Erich-Kellner Award1968

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Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87