Johannes Hürter (born 17 December 1963 in

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) is a German historian. He is the director of the Munich research division of the Institute of Contemporary History. His research interests focus mainly on the history of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

and on post-war anti-terrorism policy.

Career

Hürter studied history, German and musicology at the

Heidelberg University } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

and the

University of Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approximately 32,000 stu ...

. In 1992 he received his doctorate from the University of Mainz, his thesis was on

Wilhelm Groener Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener (; 22 November 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a German general and politician. His organisational and logistical abilities resulted in a successful military career before and during World War I. After a confrontation wi ...

, the Reich Minister of Defence of the Weimar Republic. In 2005, Hürter completed his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

with his book ''Hitler's Heerfuhrer'', which was created as part of the Institute of Contemporary History project, The Wehrmacht during the Nazi Dictatorship. The book was rated as a groundbreaking work in historical review journals such as ''H-Soz-u-Kult'' and ''Sehepunkte''. His work also received positive reviews in the national press such as the ''

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'', ''

Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. History ...

'' and ''

Die Zeit ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The ...

''. From 1992 to 1995 Hürter was a postdoctoral fellow of the

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and a member of the historical commission at the

Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (german: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften) is an independent public institution, located in Munich. It appoints scholars whose research has contributed considerably to the increase of knowledg ...

. He then worked for two years as a researcher at the

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in Bonn. Hürter has been a research associate at the Munich Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) since August 1998. In the early 2010s, he became Head of Research Department Munich. He is also the editor of the institute's quarterly journals for contemporary history and their other publications. Hürter is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Modern History of the University of Mainz.

References

1963 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German historians 21st-century German historians Historians of Nazism People from Hamburg Academic staff of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz German military historians {{Germany-historian-stub