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Heiko Haumann
Heiko Haumann (born 9 February 1945) is a German historian and retired academic scholar. Born in Attendorn, Haumann studied history, political science, sociology and education at the University of Marburg and the Goethe University Frankfurt. In 1969, he graduated with the ''Staatsexamen'', and in 1971 he received his doctorate. After working at the University of Marburg and the University of Freiburg, from 1991 to 2010, he was Professor of Eastern European and Modern General History at the Department of History of the University of Basel. Haumann methodologically represents a life-world-oriented microhistorical approach in the study of history. This approach places the people or the perspective of the historical actors at the centre of the observation in order to arrive at insights on the structural level from there. He wrote among others a ''History of Russia''. His research on Eastern European Jewry The expression 'Eastern European Jewry' has two meanings. Its first meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attendorn
Attendorn () is a German town in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2019 it had a population of 24,264. History The town's location was favoured by the good climate in the Attendorn-Elsper Limestone Double Basin (''Attendorn-Elsper-Kalkdoppelmulde''), the fruitful soil and favourable transport potential, and was already attracting people in prehistoric times. Heavier settlement, however, can be traced only as far back as the Middle Ages. The town lies at the crossroads of two former long-distance roads, the ''Heidenstraße'' (“Heath Road”) and the so-called ''Königsstraße'' (“King’s Road”). Here, in Charlemagne’s time, arose a parish. Under the ''St.-Johannes-Kirche'' (church) are found the foundations of an old missionary church. In 1072, Archbishop Anno of Cologne endowed the Grafschaft Abbey and granted it, among other things, rights to an estate in Attendorn. Indeed, the monastery's endowment document stands as the town's earliest documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
