Born:

October 30, 1862, Salzwedel

Died:

February 07, 1954, Berlin

German historian and university professor in Strasbourg, Freiburg and Berlin. In 1948, he was elected the founding Rector of Freie Universität Berlin.

Mentioned in

• The November Pogroms and the Culture of Remembrance – the “Synagogue Monument” by Margrit Kahl (Harald Schmid)