Hans Mommsen

Hans Mommsen (5 November 1930 – 5 November 2015) was a German historian. He was the twin brother of historian Wolfgang Mommsen. Mommsen was known for his studies in German social history, and for his opinions of the Third Reich. He argued that Hitler was a "weak dictator". He also studied the Holocaust.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1993.

Other websites

The Genesis of the Holocaust: An Assessment of the Functionalist School of Historiography, Jacqueline Bird
Portrait of Hans Mommsen
An Interview with Professor Hans Mommsen

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Category:1930 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:German historians

Category:Writers from Hesse
Category:Members of Academia Europaea