Quote by: Leopold Von Ranke

You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to that high office. It will merely tell how it really was.


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Author Bio


  • NameLeopold Von Ranke
  • DescriptionGerman historian and a founder of modern source-based history
  • BornDecember 21, 1795
  • DiedMay 23, 1886
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionHistorian; Author
  • AwardsHonorary Citizen Of Berlin; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science