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Gerhard Weinberg

1928 - Today

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Gerhard Ludwig Weinberg (born 1 January 1928) is a German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies in the history of Nazi Germany and World War II. Weinberg is the William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been a member of the history faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill since 1974. Previously he served on the faculties of the University of Michigan (1959–1974) and the University of Kentucky (1957–1959). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerhard Weinberg is the 543rd most popular historian (up from 546th in 2024), the 5,873rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,988th in 2019) and the 60th most popular German Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Gerhard Weinberg ranks 543 out of 561. Before him are Iain Pears, Bernard Bailyn, James H. Billington, Frank Dikötter, Jonathan Riley-Smith, and Elaine Pagels. After him are Christopher Clark, Gábor Kósa, Peter Heather, Oliver Grau, Andreas Umland, and Irfan Habib.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gerhard Weinberg ranks 578. Before him are Hap Sharp, Jerry Bock, June Maston, William Kennedy, Jimmy Dean, and Joseph Bernardin. After him are Philip Levine, Keely Smith, Barbara Nichols, Vince Edwards, Malachi Throne, and Jackie Mason.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gerhard Weinberg ranks 5,876 out of 7,253. Before him are Frank Baumann (1975), Roger Cicero (1970), Laura Siegemund (1988), Daniel Farke (1976), Ralf Rothmann (1953), and Natalia Wörner (1967). After him are Denis Johnson (1949), Petra Rossner (1966), Martin Sonneborn (1965), Barbara Mensing (1960), Sybille Bedford (1911), and Sibylle Lewitscharoff (1954).

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Among HISTORIANS In Germany

Among historians born in Germany, Gerhard Weinberg ranks 60. Before him are Heinrich Ewald (1803), Nikolaus Pevsner (1902), Martin Noth (1902), Hermann Oldenberg (1854), Walter Jens (1923), and Rainer Zitelmann (1957). After him are Oliver Grau (1965), and Andreas Umland (1967).

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