New-York tribune., 1886-05-24
LEOPOLD yON RANKG DEAD.
PASSING AWAY AT The AGE OF NINET'

PASSING AWAY AT The AGE OF NlNtI 1.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS ATrENTIoNs-A SKETCH OF
THE HIsroRIA~'s LIFE.
BERLIN, Nav 22-Professor Leopold Won
Rsnke the historian dead. lie was over ninety ye1rs
Old. The Emperor has shown much interest IN hts III
ness requesting frequent Bulletins Ia the last few days
Leopold Ranke was born I'm Thuringia nj Niehe
In 1875 Early embracing the profession OF teacher
he became the chief master Of the gymnasium ~ Frank
fort-on Odei 1919, and devoted himself prnci
paly TO the study o. history His frat work puoheu
in 1924 was a Criticism OF Modern Hl,to,la1- III
which urged the necessity OF an exact method ana o
Philosophical views IN historical writing IN $50 H'
was appointed Professor OF History q lie University o.
Berlin. Later lie was commis-Ored ny the fru-Slhh
Government to make an historical tour OF five years
length During this time he visited and investigated the
archives OF Vienna, Venice Rome AMI Flor1ncs CPor
his return he published Princes and People OF the H"uh
Europe the sixteenth and Seventeenth 'ehturirs
Qs27) Hi- great work The Fopes OF Rome; their
Church and state comprised In the second Ihfu anu
fourth volumes o, The History OF southern Europe
II was translated into English by Mrs Austin IN 1870
ard IL considered a valuable WORK upon the snnleet.
There Ia ssD translation OF 1t by scott Win an intro
ductory essay by Merle DAubigue l-46; ana another
by f. Foster Qsisl sixth edition WAS pu uo!lSned ID
1874 and a seventh in 1873. From l-32 TO 1880 on
Ranke pubu.hed at Berlin and Hamburg journal
Historical and Political" IL discontinued IN the
latter year having been severely criticised as Liberal
The History OF Germany IN the Time OF the Heiorma
ton " wa. published In SIX vonmes ID bo''i"' J"
1a20t7 This work treats o, the ri-e o. Protesiantis
and has neen translated into English by Mrs Au-uh'
The History of Prussia was published II l-t1-4-
For this work the archives Of Prussia we're Tor te us
time orened TO an historian. Il translated into Eng
-h by Sir \. Dun Gordon and Lady Dun Gordon unHer
the TIT . Of Memoirs o, the House OF Brandenou7e
II wa. followed by The History France in the six
teentn and Seventeenth Centuries nVe Voumes
us526l); and by The History OF England In the TX
teenth aui Seventeenth Centuries ls59-67l. An Eng
h TRANSLATION OF tnis work appeared AZ OXFORD IN 1870
Among Won Rankes later works acre The HlstorV or
the Wauensteln." sG9l . Origin ~ the seven Year
War us-n Ori IN OF the Pru-siin states le13l'
The Corre-rondence o. Frederick William " with
Bunsen" l-73l and "veneuAn History " u'19. A
complete edition OF the works Of Won Ranke ID thry
six volumes was published 'ew wears ago
Professor Won Rankes earliest productions immed-
aely attracted great attention both on account o 'ue
high merit o their style AMI composition and on "c-
count Of the ingenuity eyinced in gathering AND -Nns
the materials It il 10 ti. latter po ut that The ex-
preston "the school OF kanke reter--to tAe
method o, studying history rather than 10 tA' he'Ao'
OF writing u. ~ the time OF his death ne was
engaged On Universal History OF whi'h ne
mad completed SIX out OF the proposed n'ne
vo.nres It . hoped that he has LETT sufficient
material IN the way OF notes and documents io' 'N
mpietlon this great work
or the ninety years Of the historilns NE seventy
were those Of student. and for s1V
years he an author Chuer LIS
eves the Berlin OF sixty years aEo'
into which the iutele Little professor mode''y nA e
h- appearance, grew to be the c"P'''' o
mighty empire. He always hal the reputation
NJ henr the worst lecturer n the University OF Berlin
speaking rapidly and ndistnctly-so much so tnat
more than once the students "scrsped him down as
+, Is called. by noisy shufl ng OF tbe teet
on tho foor to remind MN . tns'
lie wrote history In simple way, anu was
NOT In any way emotional lie stFONT L"
ia on anorher platform and he displayed no
pride when after twenty years sone OF MS prr"c.on
c,,ne rrue nor again m0rtIncatton when the demon
sfrtons or ClframOntansm ten years aao Oe.lru nis
prophecy OF niy years aso. whlcn was IN lAe uFecoH
o. eccleslast stical peace