Walter Schlesinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Schlesinger

German historian (1908-1984)

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Glauchau, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Jun-1984

Profession: historian, university teacher, medievalist, regional historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Walter Schlesinger (April 28, 1908, Glauchau – June 10, 1984, Weimar-Wolfshausen, near Marburg) was a German historian of medieval social and economic institutions, particularly in the context of German regional history ("Landesgeschichte").
Schlesinger is widely recognized as one of the most influential and prolific scholars of medieval social history in the post-war period.