Hermann Oncken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann Oncken

German historian

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1869

Place of Birth: Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1945

Profession: politician, historian, university teacher, historian of the modern age

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hermann Gerhardt Karl Oncken (16 November 1869 in Oldenburg, Germany – 28 December 1945 in Göttingen, Germany) was a German historian and political writer.
He was one of the most notable historians of pre-Nazi Germany. He lectured at the universities of Chicago (1905), Giessen (1906), Heidelberg (1907-1923), Munich (1923-1928), and Berlin (1928-1935).
In 1935 he was forced to retire by the Nazi regime, which he opposed. He specialized in the 19th century, history of historical thought, history of political thought. Notable students: Franz Schnabel (1887-1966), Ph.D.
1910 Gerhard Ritter (1888-1967), Ph.D.
in 1912 Egmont Zechlin (1896-1992), doctorate in 1922 Ernst Simon (1899-1988), Ph.D.
in 1923 George W.
F.
Hallgarten (1901–1975), Ph.D.
1925 Walter Frank (1905–1945), Ph.D.
1927 Michael Freund (1902-1972), Ph.D.
1928 Paul Kluke (1908-1990), Ph.D.
1931 Margret Boveri (1900-1975), Ph.D.
1932 Felix Hirsch (1902-1982), Ph.D 1924