Ulrich Muhlack (born 3 October 1940 Paul Gerhard Schmidt (ed.): ''Humanismus im deutschen Südwesten. Biographische Profile.'' Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1993, S. 290.) is a German historian.

Life

Born in

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, From 1960 to 1965 Muhlack studied history and Latin at the

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...

and the

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. In 1965 he passed the first

Staatsexamen The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists, psychotherapists and jurists (i.e., lawyers, judges, public ...

for the teaching profession at grammar schools. The following year he received his doctorate in Frankfurt with a dissertation on ""France in the politics of the Prussian statesman

Wilhelm von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (, also , ; ; 22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin, which was named after ...

". From 1972 he was professor for general historical

methodology In its most common sense, methodology is the study of research methods. However, the term can also refer to the methods themselves or to the philosophical discussion of associated background assumptions. A method is a structured procedure for bri ...

and at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He retired in the summer semester of 2006. Among others Gerrit Walther belonged to Muhlack's academic students. On his 65th birthday he was honored with the publication of his writings in the form of an anthology. The volume brings together a total of 14 essays by Muhlack, which were published between 1978 and 2004. Muhlack has intensively studied the theory of history and the

historiography Historiography is the study of the methods of historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians ha ...

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

(especially the example of

Beatus Rhenanus Beatus Rhenanus (22 August 148520 July 1547), born as Beatus Bild, was a German humanist, religious reformer, classical scholar, and book collector. Early life and education Rhenanus was born on the 22 August 1485 in Schlettstadt (Sélestat) ...

). His 1991 synthesis ''Historical Science in Humanism and the Enlightenment. Die Vorgeschichte des Historismus'' is considered his most important monographic publication. At present he is working on an edition of the correspondence between the

Bavarian Academy of Sciences 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 ...

and

Leopold von Ranke Leopold von Ranke (; 21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886) was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival research and the analysis of ...

Writings

Monographs * ''Das zeitgenössische Frankreich in der Politik Humboldts''. (''Historische Studien.'' H. 400). Matthiesen, Lübeck/Hamburg 1967 (Dissertation, Universität Franckfurt, 1966). * with Ada Neschke-Hentschke: ''Einführung in die Geschichte der klassischen Philologie.'' Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1972, . * ''Geschichtswissenschaft im Humanismus und in der Aufklärung. Die Vorgeschichte des Historismus.'' Beck, Munich 1991, . * with Hubert Wolf, Dominik Burkard: ''Rankes „Päpste“ auf dem Index. Dogma und Historie im Widerstreit'' (''Römische Inquisition und Indexkongregation.'' Vol. 3). Schöningh, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich 2003, . * ''Staatensystem und Geschichtsschreibung. Ausgewählte Aufsätze zu Humanismus und Historismus, Absolutismus und Aufklärung'' (''Historische Forschungen.'' Vol. 83). Edited by

Notker Hammerstein Notker Hammerstein (born 3 October 1930) is a German historian. His research interests are mainly in the field of and history of science as well as the history of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Life Born in Offenbach am Main, Ham ...

and Gerrit Walther. Duncker und Humblot, Berlin 2006, . Publishing *

: ''Die grossen Mächte / Politisches Gespräch.'' Ed., kommentiert und mit einem Nachwort versehen von Ulrich Muhlack. Insel, Frankfurt/Leipzig 1995, . * ''Historisierung und gesellschaftlicher Wandel in Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert''.''Historisierung und gesellschaftlicher Wandel in Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert''
on WorldCat (''Wissenskultur und gesellschaftlicher Wandel.'' Vol. 5). Akademie, Berlin 2003, .

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* 1940 births Living people Writers from Königsberg 20th-century German historians Historians of science Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt {{Germany-historian-stub