Ian Kershaw
English historian of Nazi Germany (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Ian Kershaw FRHistS FBA (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 leading experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and is particularly noted for his biographies of Hitler.[1]
Ian Kershaw | |
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 Kershaw at the 2012 Leipzig Book Fair | |
| Born | 29 April 1943 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Spouse | Betty Kershaw |
| Children | 2 |
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| Thesis | Bolton Priory, 1286–1325 (1969) |
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| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | 20th-century German social history |
| School or tradition | Alltagsgeschichte |
| Main interests | Nazi Germany |
| Notable ideas | "Working Towards the Führer" theory |
He was the leading disciple 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.[2] Kershaw served as historical adviser on numerous BBC documentaries, notably The Nazis: A Warning from History and War of the Century. He taught a module titled "Germans against Hitler".[3]