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Rudolf Vierhaus

German historian (1922-2011) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 89

Rudolf Vierhaus was a German historian who mainly researched the Early modern period. He had been a professor at the newly founded Ruhr University Bochum since 1964. From 1971, he was director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte in Göttingen. He became known for his research on the Age of Enlightenment.

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2011Died13 November 20111998Czech Medal of MeritAward1992Honorary Doctor of the Eötvös Loránd UniversityAward1986Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-PrizeAward1922Born29 October 1922

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Awards

Czech Medal of Merit1998
Honorary Doctor of the Eötvös Loránd University1992
Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize1986
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2011 · aged 89