“To history has been assigned the office of judging the past, of instructing the present for the benefit of future ages. To such high offices this work does not aspire. It wants only to show what actually [essentially?] happened (wie es eigentlich gewesen).”
Quote by Leopold von Ranke
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Leopold von Ranke
Leopold von Ranke, born on December 21, 1795 and died on May 23, 1886, was a prominent German historian. Known for his rigorous empirical approach to historical research, Ranke had a profound impact on the field of history in the 19th century. more
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