Reinhart Koselleck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Reinhart Koselleck

German historian

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Görlitz, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Feb-2006

Profession: historian, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Reinhart Koselleck (23 April 1923 – 3 February 2006) was a German historian.
He is widely considered to be one of the most important historians of the twentieth century.
He occupied a distinctive position within history, working outside of any pre-established 'school', while making pioneering contributions to conceptual history (Begriffsgeschichte), the epistemology of history, linguistics, the foundations of an anthropology of history and social history, and the history of law and government.