Manfred Schlenke

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Manfred Schlenke (born November 1, 1927 in what is now Wuppertal ; † November 15, 1997 in Bad Nauheim ) was a German historian specializing in the history of Prussia .

Schlenke began his studies in 1951 and received his doctorate in 1953 from the Philipps University of Marburg with a thesis on William Robertson as a historian of the European state system. In 1962 he completed his habilitation there. In 1964/65 he was visiting professor at the University of Chicago and from 1965 to 1988 he was professor of modern history at the University of Mannheim . In 1969 he was Vice Rector of the University of Mannheim. Visiting professorships took him to London in 1976 and to Tel Aviv in 1978 .

In 1981 he organized the great Prussia exhibition in the Martin-Gropius-Bau (Berlin Festival) in Berlin.

Other activities

  • 1973–1989 Chairman of the Working Group on Prussian History e. V.
  • 1977–1992 Chairman of the Association for the Promotion of the British-German Historical Circle and of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Historical Institute in London
  • 1991–1997 Fellow of the Royal Historical Society London

Fonts (selection)

  • The so-called "Reichskristallnacht" from 9./10. November 1938. Legend, reality, warning (= Mannheim University Speeches. H. 4). Lecture as part of the Studium generale of the University of Mannheim in the winter semester 1988/89. University of Mannheim, Mannheim 1989.
  • as editor: Preußen-Ploetz. A historical balance sheet in dates and interpretations. Ploetz, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 1983, ISBN 3-87640-082-1 (and more often).
  • as editor with Heinz Duchhardt : Festschrift for Eberhard Kessel on his 75th birthday. Fink, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7705-2080-7 .
  • as editor: John Stuart Mill : About freedom (= Reclams Universal Library . 3491/3493). Reclam, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-15-003491-4 (and more often).
  • as editor with Wolfgang Lautemann: history in sources . 7 volumes. Bayerischer Schulbuchverlag, Munich 1962–1980.
  • England and Frederick Prussia. 1740-1763. A contribution to the relationship between politics and public opinion in England in the 18th century. Karl Alber, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 1963, (At the same time: Marburg, University, habilitation paper, 1962).

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personal data
SURNAME Schlenke, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Area of ​​today's Wuppertal
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1997
Place of death Bad Nauheim