Explaining History: Hans Rosenberg

In the works which consider refugee historians, Hans Rosenberg usually commands special attention. From the very beginning of his career he belonged to that illustrious group, the students of Friedrich Meinecke. Later in his career he was honored with two Festschriften in West Germany, one edited by Gerhard A. Ritter in 1970, the other edited by Hans-Ulrich Wehler in 1974. The authors who have contributed to these commemorative volumes and who have been influenced by Hans Rosenberg in one way or another constitute an outstanding group of scholars in their own countries. They hold chairs mainly in the United States and West Germany but also in Israel, Canada, and Austria.