Gerhard A. Ritter
Encyclopedia
Biography
Ritter grew up in Berlin and studied since 1947 at the University of Tübingen and at the Free University of BerlinFree University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
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Honors
- Honorary Fellow of St. Antony's College Oxford
- B. Lit. of Oxford University
- Honorary degreeHonorary degreeAn honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
of University of Bielefeld - Honorary degree of the Philosophischen Fakultät I of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1999)
- Preis des Historischen Kollegs 2007
- Großes BundesverdienstkreuzBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
(2008)
Work
- Der Sozialstaat. Entstehung und Entwicklung im internationalen Vergleich. Oldenbourg Verlag, München 1991, ISBN 978-3-486-54992-8
- Über Deutschland. Die Bundesrepublik in der deutschen Geschichte. C. H. Beck Verlag, München 1999, ISBN 3-406-45929-3
- Der Preis der Einheit. Die Wiedervereinigung und die Krise des Sozialstaats. C. H. Beck Verlag, München 2006, ISBN 3-406-54972-1
- Friedrich MeineckeFriedrich MeineckeFriedrich Meinecke was a liberal German historian, probably the most famous German historian of his generation. As a representative of an older tradition still writing after World War II, he was an important figure to the end of his life.-Life:Meinecke was born in Salzwedel in the Province of Saxony...
: Akademischer Lehrer und emigrierte Schüler. Briefe und Aufzeichnungen. 1910–1977. Oldenbourg Verlag, München 2006, ISBN 3-486-57977-0 (= Biographische Quellen zur Zeitgeschichte. 23) - Wir sind das Volk! Wir sind ein Volk! Geschichte der deutschen Einigung. C. H. Beck Verlag, München 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59208-9.