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kristian erslev

kristian sophus august erslev -lrb- dec. 28 , 1852 , copenhagen -- june 20 , 1930 , frederiksberg -rrb- was a danish historian .
his work involved a variety of subjects , including historiography .
erslev 's influence on the danish academic community was great and he was considered `` the master '' danish historian .
as editor of the danish `` historisk tidsskrift '' he also set the standards for solid , factual historical writing .
he looked to other european scientists for inspiration , but never fully solved the problems of objectivity and the influence of `` the person behind the pen '' .
he was openly attacked by later generations of danish historians for his strong belief in `` the truth '' .
erslev was inspired in his early days by the idea that historians was able to create `` true science '' .
however , in his older days he became disillusioned by his previous ideas .
