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Ian Kershaw

1943 - Today

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Sir Ian Kershaw (born 29 April 1943) is an English historian whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th-century Germany. He is regarded by many as one of the world's foremost experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and is particularly noted for his biographies of Hitler. He is a follower of the German historian Martin Broszat, and until his retirement, he was a professor at the University of Sheffield. Kershaw has called Broszat an "inspirational mentor" who did much to shape his understanding of Nazi Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Kershaw is the 168th most popular historian (down from 149th in 2019), the 1,903rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,540th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Ian Kershaw ranks 168 out of 561. Before him are Jan Assmann, Ivane Javakhishvili, E. P. Thompson, Antiochus of Syracuse, C. Northcote Parkinson, and Steven Runciman. After him are Otto von Gierke, Mirkhvand, Antony Beevor, Charles Diehl, Ibn al-Faqih, and Afet İnan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Ian Kershaw ranks 205. Before him are Charles Savarin, J. T. Walsh, Horst-Dieter Höttges, Terry Eagleton, Nancy Greene Raine, and Randy Newman. After him are Boris Gromov, Soad Hosny, Lucio Battisti, Nikolay Shmatko, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, and Edward L. G. Bowell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Kershaw ranks 1,903 out of 8,785. Before him are Dunstan (909), Sean Harris (1966), Paul Graham (1964), Peter Taylor (1928), Gordon Ramsay (1966), and John Bull (1562). After him are Dorothy Round (1909), Jack Hawkins (1910), Thomas Simpson (1710), Louis Harold Gray (1905), David Bailey (1938), and Richard Adams (1920).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Ian Kershaw ranks 16. Before him are Peter Burke (1937), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Norman Davies (1939), E. P. Thompson (1924), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), and Steven Runciman (1903). After him are Antony Beevor (1946), William of Malmesbury (1080), Robert Conquest (1917), Anthony Blunt (1907), H. J. R. Murray (1868), and Tony Judt (1948).

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