Erich Angermann

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Erich Angermann (born March 2, 1927 in Chemnitz , † November 9, 1992 in Herrsching am Ammersee ) was a German historian of North American history at the University of Cologne .

Erich Angermann was born in Chemnitz in 1927 as the son of an elementary school teacher. He attended the humanistic Maximiliansgymnasium in Munich . From 1947 he studied history, German and English at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 1952 he received his doctorate under Franz Schnabel on the subject of Karl Mathy as a social and economic politician 1842-48 . From 1952 Angermann was a research assistant at the historical commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (for the New German Biography ) and at the America Institute (Munich). 1961 followed the habilitation with Franz Schnabel with a thesis on the liberal political scientist and politician Robert von Mohl . In 1963 he was appointed to a chair for modern history at the University of Cologne with a special focus on North American history, which he held until his retirement in 1992. Jürgen Heideking became his successor to the chair .

Angermann's students include Horst Dippel , Michael Klöcker , Hermann Wellenreuther , Arnd Krüger , Norbert Finzsch , Vera Nünning , Torsten Oppelland and Klaus Larres . Wellenreuther dedicated his book From Chaos and War to Order and Peace. The American Revolution first part, 1775–1783 to his teacher Angermann.

In the 1970/71 winter semester, Angermann was visiting professor at St Antony's College , Oxford. From 1971 Angermann was a full member of the Historical Commission. 1982/1983 he was a research fellow at the Historisches Kolleg in Munich. As a research fellow, he made the American Civil War in comparison with the Central European struggles for unification in the third quarter of the 19th century the focus of his research. In 1984 he became an honorary member of the Academy for the Humanities and the Sciences , City University of New York .

Fonts (selection)

  • The United States of America since 1917 (= dtv world history of the 20th century. Volume 7). 9th expanded edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-423-04007-6 .
  • The United States of America as a world power. Domestic and foreign policy developments since 1917. Klett, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 978-3-12-490270-2 .
  • Abraham Lincoln and the Renewal of the National Identity of the United States of America (= Writings of the Historical College. Lectures. Volume 7). Historisches Kolleg Foundation, Munich 1984 ( digitized version ).
  • Revolution and Preservation. Investigations into the tension between revolutionary self-understanding and political practice in the United States of America. Oldenbourg, Munich 1979, ISBN 978-3-486-48671-1 .
  • Robert von Mohl: 1799–1875. Life and work of an old liberal state scholar (= Politica. Treatises and texts on political science. Volume 8). Luchterhand, Neuwied 1962 (also: Munich, university, habilitation thesis, 1961).
  • Karl Mathy as a social and economic politician 1842–1848. Munich 1952 (Munich, Phil. Fac., Dissertation from 22 Aug 1952).

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  1. ↑ Hermann Wellenreuther From chaos and war to order and peace. The American Revolution Part One, 1775–1783. Berlin 2006.
  2. ↑ Angermann, Erich. In: Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia. Edited by Michael Körner with the collaboration of Bruno Jahn. Volume 1: A – G , Munich 2005, p. 50.
personal data
SURNAME Angermann, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and professor of North American history
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 1992
Place of death Herrsching am Ammersee