Günther Lottes

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Günther Lottes (born February 7, 1951 in Altdorf ; † January 28, 2015 in Berlin ) was a German historian with a research focus on the cultural history of modern times.

Günther Lottes studied history, English and political science at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from 1970 to 1973 . He then worked there until 1977 as a research assistant. In 1977 he received his doctorate with the study "Political Enlightenment and Plebeian Audiences" and worked until 1983 as a research assistant. In 1984 he completed his habilitation with the thesis “Enlightenment and conservative thinking. Studies on the early history of conservatism in France and England ” and was professor at the University of Regensburg from 1986 to 1993 . He then took up the position of professor for modern history (early modern times) at the University of Giessen , which he held until 1999. Until 2007 he was director of the European Enlightenment Research Center in Potsdam. He held the chair for modern cultural history at the University of Potsdam from 2008 until his death.

Fonts (selection)

  • Political education and plebeian audiences. On the theory and practice of English radicalism in the late 18th century. Oldenbourg, Munich / Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-486-48621-7 .
  • Elisabeth I. A political biography. Muster-Schmidt, Göttingen / Zurich 1981, ISBN 3-7881-0111-3 .
  • (Ed.): The concept of property in English political thought. Brockmeyer, Bochum 1995, ISBN 3-8196-0398-0 .
  • (Ed.): From the Electorate to the “Kingdom of Lands”. Brandenburg-Prussia in the age of absolutism and enlightenment. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-8305-0557-4 .
  • The genesis of modern Europe. Articles and essays by Günther Lottes. Edited by Joachim Eibach , Raingard Esser and Steven Ellis, Wehrhahn, Hannover 2017, ISBN 978-3-86525-579-2 .

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SURNAME Lottes, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Altdorf
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 2015
Place of death Berlin