Peter Berglar
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Peter Berglar was a German
historian. Professor of Modern and Contemporary History in the University of Cologne
, he is known for his many publications, amongst which his biography of Thomas More
is considered one of the best.
in 1919 and grew up in Darmstadt
. He studied human medicine in Berlin
and received his MD in 1944. He practised medicine until 1966, specializing in internal medicine in Cologne
.
At the University of Cologne he studied history, German philology and Iberian and Latin-American history. He finished his doctoral studies in 1969. His doctoral thesis was published. In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Cologne.
He also wrote the following biographies:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
historian. Professor of Modern and Contemporary History in the University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
, he is known for his many publications, amongst which his biography of Thomas More
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More , also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and, for three years toward the end of his life, Lord Chancellor...
is considered one of the best.
Early life and education
Peter Berglar was born in KasselKassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
in 1919 and grew up in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
. He studied human medicine in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and received his MD in 1944. He practised medicine until 1966, specializing in internal medicine in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
.
At the University of Cologne he studied history, German philology and Iberian and Latin-American history. He finished his doctoral studies in 1969. His doctoral thesis was published. In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Cologne.
Publications
Berglar wrote numerous literary works, essays, and articles for scientific journals, newspapers and the radio. The following can be highlighted:- Schiller oder der heroische Irrtum (Schiller or the Heroic Fallacy). Bonn 1959
- Welt und Wirkung. Gedanken über Menschen, Christen, Deutsche. (World and Effect). Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1961, ISBN B0000BGDZP
- Verhängnis und Verheißung. Papst Hadrian VI. - Der "Jesuitenstaat" in Paraguay. (Doom and Promise). Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1963
- Die Gesellschaftliche Evolution der Menschheit (The Social Evolution of Humanity). Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1965, ISBN B0000BGDZI
- Personen und Stationen -- Deutschlands, Europas, der Welt zwischen 1789 und heute (Persons and Milestones: of Germany, of Europe, and of the World from 1789 to the present). Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1966, ISBN B0000BQ1FM
- Fortschritt zum Ursprung. Die Geschichtsneurose des modernen Menschen. Otto Müller, Salzburg 1978, ISBN 3701305714
- Geschichte als Tradition - Geschichte als Fortschritt. in: Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde 1989, vol 47, p. 401–402
He also wrote the following biographies:
- Annette von Droste-HülshoffAnnette von Droste-HülshoffAnna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...
. Reinbeck 1967, ISBN B0000BQ1FI - Wilhelm von HumboldtWilhelm von HumboldtFriedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt was a German philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of Humboldt Universität. He is especially remembered as a linguist who made important contributions to the philosophy of language and to the theory and practice...
. Rowohlt-Verlag, Reinbeck 1970, ISBN 3-499-50161-9 - Matthias ClaudiusMatthias ClaudiusMatthias Claudius was a German poet, otherwise known by the penname of “Asmus”.-Life:Claudius was born at Reinfeld, near Lübeck, and studied at Jena...
. Rowohlt-Verlag, Reinbeck 1972; 2003 ISBN 3-499-50192-9 - Metternich -- Metternich. Kutscher Europas, Arzt der Revolutionen. Göttingen 1973, ISBN 3-7881-0079-6
- Konrad AdenauerKonrad AdenauerKonrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,...
-- Konrad Adenauer : Konkursverwalter oder Erneuerer der Nation? Göttingen 1975, ISBN 3-7881-0087-7 - Thomas MoreThomas MoreSir Thomas More , also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and, for three years toward the end of his life, Lord Chancellor...
-- Die Stunde des Thomas Morus – Einer gegen die Macht. Freiburg 1978; Adamas-Verlag, Köln 1998, ISBN 3-925746-78-1 - Maria TheresaMaria Theresa of AustriaMaria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...
-- Maria Theresia. Rowohlt-Verlag, Reinbeck 1980; 2004 ISBN 3-499-50286-0 - Walther RathenauWalther RathenauWalther Rathenau was a German Jewish industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic...
-- Walther Rathenau. Ein Leben zwischen Philosophie und Politik. Styria-Verlag, Graz 1987 ISBN 3-222-11667-9 - Josemaria Escriva -- Opus Dei. Leben und Werk des Gründers, Josemaria Escrivá. Adamas-Verlag, Köln 2005, ISBN 3-925746-67-6 (Opus DeiOpus DeiOpus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
: Life and works of the founder, Josemaria Escriva) - Saint PeterSaint PeterSaint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
-- Petrus. Adamas-Verlag, Köln 1999, ISBN 3-925746-79-X