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Rolf Peter Sieferle

German historian (1949-2016) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 67

Rolf Peter Sieferle (1949-2016) was a German historian known for applying the methodology of the social sciences to contemporary topics including ecological sustainability and social capital. He was a pioneer scholar of German environmental history.

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His work was wide ranging, addressing German conservatism around the period of the First World War, Karl Marx, and the fall of Communism. He was an advisor on climate change to the Angela Merkel government.

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2016 · aged 67