Dieter Langewiesche

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Dieter Langewiesche at his farewell symposium on 26 January 2008. Dieter Langewiesche.jpg
Dieter Langewiesche at his farewell symposium on 26 January 2008.

Dieter Langewiesche (born 11 January 1943 in Sankt Sebastian, Mariazell) is a German historian. Langewiesche is one of the leading experts on the history of nationalism and liberalism. [1]

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In 1996 he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. [2]

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In English

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References

  1. https://www.leopoldina.org/mitgliederverzeichnis/mitglieder/member/Member/show/dieter-langewiesche/
  2. "Ergebnis der Suche nach: idn=121416119". Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 17 September 2015.