Max Lehmann (19 May 1845, in

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– 8 October 1929, in

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) was a German

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

. He studied philology and history at the universities of

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and

, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 1867. In 1879 Lehmann began to teach in the Berlin Military Academy, and in 1887 was made a member of the Prussian Academy. A year later, he succeeded Max Lenz at

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as a professor of history. In 1893 he was appointed to a similar position at the

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, and later the same year, relocated to the

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as a professor of medieval and modern history.Lehmann, Max
In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, , S. 88–90. Famed Polish historian

Szymon Askenazy Szymon Askenazy (December 24, 1865, Zawichost – June 22, 1935, Warsaw) was a Jewish-Polish historian, educator, statesman and diplomat, founder of the Askenazy school. He was the first Polish representative at the League of Nations. His work as ...

wrote his doctoral dissertation under Lehmann's supervision (1894). Göttingen Stadtfriedhof Grab Max Lehmann

Works

* ''Das Aufgebot zur Heerfahrt Ottos II nach Italien'' (1869) –

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's military expedition in Italy. * ''Der Krieg von 1870 bis zur Einschliessung von Metz'' (1873) – The War of 1870 up to the encirclement of Metz. * ''Knesebeck und Schon: Beiträge zur Geschichte der Freiheitskriege'' (1875) –

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and

Theodor von Schön Heinrich Theodor von Schön (20 January 1773 – 23 July 1856) was a Prussian statesman who assisted in the liberal reforms in Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Schön was born in Schreitlauken, Tilsit district, East Prussia (now Šer ...

; contributions to the history of the

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. * ''Stein, Scharnhorst und Schön: eine Schutzschrift'' (1877) –

Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein (25 October 1757 – 29 June 1831), commonly known as Baron vom Stein, was a Prussian statesman who introduced the Prussian reforms, which paved the way for the unification of German ...

, Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst and

. * ''Scharnhorst'' (1886–87), which won a prize. * ''Friedrich der Grosse und der Ursprung des siebenjärigen Krieges'' (1894) –

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the S ...

and the origin of the

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. * ''Freiherr von Stein'' (1902–05), which won the Wedekind prize. * ''Historische Aufsätze und Reden'' (1911) – Historical essays and lectures. * ''Die Erhebung von 1813'' (1913) – The uprising of 1813.

References

* 1845 births 1929 deaths 20th-century German historians Writers from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenburg University of Königsberg alumni University of Bonn alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni University of Marburg faculty Leipzig University faculty University of Göttingen faculty German male non-fiction writers 19th-century German historians {{Germany-academic-bio-stub