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Leopold von Ranke

Born

in Wiehe, Germany

December 21, 1795

Died

May 23, 1886

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History

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Leopold von Ranke was a German historian, considered one of the founders of modern source-based history. Ranke set the tone for much of later historical writing, introducing such ideas as reliance on primary sources (Empiricism), an emphasis on narrative history and especially international politics (Aussenpolitik).

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Average rating: 3.66 · 154 ratings · 8 reviews · 1,382 distinct works

	The Theory and Practice of History by Leopold von Ranke, Georg G. Iggers (Editor), Konrad von Moltke (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of World History: Selected Writings on the Art and Science of History by Leopold von Ranke, Roger Wines (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Popes, Their Church and State; Volume 1 by Leopold von Ranke, Sarah Austin (Translator) 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1836 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History Of The Popes: Their Church And State 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1836 — 244 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Serbische Revolution 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1829 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aus Zwei Jahrtausenden Deutscher Geschichte 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1924 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civil Wars and Monarchy in France in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: A History of France Principally During That Period by Leopold von Ranke, Michael Angelo Garvey (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1852 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preussische Geschichte 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Reformation in Germany, Volume 1 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Popes, Books V, VI, and VII by Leopold von Ranke, E. Fowler (Translator), William Clark (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Leopold von Ranke (?)

“All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence.”
― Leopold von Ranke

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“We see before us a series of events which follow one another and are conditioned by one another. I say ‘conditioned’ I certainly do not mean conditioned through absolute necessity. The important point is that human freedom makes its appearance everywhere, and the greatest attraction of history lies in the fact that it deals with the scenes of that freedom.”
― Leopold von Ranke

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