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Ranke

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[rahng-kuh] / ˈrɑŋ kə /

noun

  1. Leopold von 1795–1886, German historian.


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Another German, Leopold von Ranke, created the first truly systematic forms of historical research, in turn creating the academic discipline of history itself.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

The 19th-century historian Leopold von Ranke famously urged reconstructing the past “wie es eigentlich gewesen,” to show how it really was.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2017

Ranke was arrested in November 2012 after he and his then-wife took the child to a hospital emergency room.

From Washington Times Dec. 24, 2014

Ranke, who had been watching the child earlier that day, was arrested.

From Washington Times Dec. 24, 2014

Herr Ranke glances down at an official-looking paper.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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