Hermann Oncken [SEP] place of birth
Hermann Oncken
Hermann Gerhardt Karl Oncken (16 November 1869 in Oldenburg, Germany – 28 December 1945 in Göttingen, Germany) was a German historian and political writer. He was one of the most notable historians of pre-Nazi Germany.
He lectured at the universities of Chicago (1905), Giessen (1906), Heidelberg (1907-1923), Munich (1923-1928), and Berlin (1928-1935). In 1935 he was forced to retire by the Nazi regime, which he opposed
Oncken
Oncken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, a German-born American philosopher
- August Oncken (1844–1911), a German economist ()
- Hermann Oncken (1867–1945), a German historian
- Johann Gerhard Oncken (1800–1884), a pioneer German Baptist preacher
- Onno Oncken, a geologist
- Wilhelm Oncken (1835–1905), a German historian
See also.
- Onken (disambiguation)