Monday, April 25, 2011

LEOPOL VON RANKE


1-German historian of 19th century.
2-Developed a methodology in history.
3-Title Von was given by the Prussian government.
4-He is called as the NESTOR OF HISTORIANS or MASTER OF MODERN HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP.
5-He is the first man to start critical study about the sources(HERMENEUTICS).
6-He is known as the FATHER OF ACADEMIC HISTORY.
7-History became a scientific subject because of the contribution of ranke.
8-Ranke published one of the earliest historical journal HISTORISCHE ZEIT SCHRIFT in 1859.
9-He was the man behind the BERLIN REVOLUTION  in history(1)ranke was a teacher at Berlin university(2)He conducted seminars ,published journals,lectures,introduced scientific method in historical study(3)History was professionalized .
10-Ranke wanted to criticize text(textual criticism).

11-To him “history only want to show what had actually happened “.
12-To him “strict presentation of fact is the supreme law of history.
13-He popularized the term HISTORICISM.
14-Historicism is a theory that social and cultural events are determined by the history.
15-MAJOR WORKS OF RANKE
       1-Histories of lattin and Teutonic nations.
       2-History of the popes of Rome.
       3-History of the reformation in Germany
      4-Ottoman and Spanish empire in 16th and 17th century.
      5-Civil war and monarchy in France.
     6-History of England.
     7-Universal history.
16-According to Arther Marwick  No single individual created modern discipline of history but if a founder has to sought the title need not be denied to RANKE

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