Abstract

Heinrich von Treitschke (1834–1896) was a nationalist historian of the “Borussian” school of historiography. In November 1879, he unleashed the “Berlin Antisemitism Conflict” with the ringing words: “The Jews are our misfortune.” This photograph by W. Höfert was taken around 1880.

Historian Heinrich von Treitschke (c. 1880)

W. Höfert

Source

Source: W. Höfert, portrait of Heinrich von Treitschke. Photograph (c. 1880).
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Recommended Citation

Historian Heinrich von Treitschke (c. 1880), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1355> [December 20, 2024].

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