Vereinigung für Geschichte im Öffentlichen Leben Ranke-Gesellschaft

The Vereinigung für Geschichte im Öffentlichen Leben Ranke-Gesellschaft (commonly Ranke-Gesellschaft) is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1950, it is named after the Prussian historian Leopold von Ranke and is dedicated to the promotion of historical research—particularly modern history—and its dissemination to the public. The association organizes annual conferences, commissions research, and publishes scholarly works, including the conference proceedings Büdinger Forschungen zur Sozialgeschichte (published by Boldt Verlag) and the journals Historische Mitteilungen der Ranke-Gesellschaft (HMRG, published by Franz Steiner Verlag since 1988) and Das Historisch-Politische Buch (HPB, published by Muster-Schmidt Verlag since 1953 and by Duncker & Humblot since 2017). The founding appeal was signed by figures such as Otto Becker, Walther Hubatsch, Heinrich Noack, Andreas Predöhl, Adolf Rein, Gotthold Rhode, Hellmuth Rössler, Alexander Scharff, and Wilhelm Schüßler. The association was established with funds from Alfred Toepfer. Over the decades, its publications have featured authors including Carl Schmitt and Karl Epting, with Günther Franz serving as editor, as well as Rudolf Buchner, Hellmuth Rößler, Armin Mohler, and Michael Salewski. Many of these individuals held national-conservative views and were involved in the Nazi state after 1933. Membership is open to natural and legal persons. Supporting memberships are held by publishers such as Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, Franz Steiner Verlag, Muster-Schmidt Verlag, Pabel-Moewig Verlag, Peter Lang Verlag, and Verlag Friedrich Pustet. The current executive board includes chairman Jürgen Elvert, treasurer Thomas Brechenmacher, and secretary Markus A. Denzel, with additional board members Birgit Aschmann, Volkhard Huth (Institut für Personengeschichte), and Frank-Lothar Kroll. The extended board includes Michael Gehler, Hans-Christof Kraus, Günther Schulz, and Thomas Stamm-Kuhlmann. In 1965, the Kuhnke-Kreis emerged from the society, named after Hans Helmut Kuhnke. The Ranke-Gesellschaft remains active in organizing conferences and publishing historical scholarship, with recent events such as the 60th International Conference for Military History in Potsdam (2019) and the Bensheimer Gespräche series.

The Ranke-Gesellschaft was founded in 1950 in Hamburg as a non-profit registered association. Its founding appeal was signed by a group of historians and scholars including Otto Becker, Walther Hubatsch, Heinrich Noack, Andreas Predöhl, Adolf Rein, Gotthold Rhode, Hellmuth Rössler, Alexander Scharff, and Wilhelm Schüßler. The establishment was financed with funds from Alfred Toepfer, a Hamburg businessman and philanthropist. The association was named after Leopold von Ranke, the prominent Prussian historian often considered a founder of modern source-based history. From its early years, the society engaged in publishing. In 1953, it launched the journal Das Historisch-Politische Buch (HPB) with Muster-Schmidt Verlag. The journal later moved to Verlag Duncker & Humblot in 2017. In 1988, the society began publishing Historische Mitteilungen der Ranke-Gesellschaft (HMRG) with Franz Steiner Verlag. It also published the conference proceedings Büdinger Forschungen zur Sozialgeschichte through Boldt Verlag. Over the decades, the Ranke-Gesellschaft attracted contributions from notable authors such as Carl Schmitt and Karl Epting, with Günther Franz serving as editor, as well as Rudolf Buchner, Hellmuth Rößler, Armin Mohler, and Michael Salewski. Many of these figures were associated with national-conservative positions and had been involved with the Nazi state after 1933. In 1965, the Kuhnke-Kreis emerged from within the society, named after Hans Helmut Kuhnke. The society has maintained a program of annual conferences and public events. Recent conferences include the Bensheimer Gespräche series, the 60th International Conference for Military History in Potsdam (2019), and events on maritime history and European security policy. The Ranke-Gesellschaft continues to operate as a forum for historical research and debate, with an executive board led by chairman Jürgen Elvert, treasurer Thomas Brechenmacher, and secretary Markus A. Denzel.

• 2019

  Held the 60th International Conference for Military History in Potsdam.

• 2017

  Das Historisch-Politische Buch (HPB) moved to Verlag Duncker & Humblot.

• 1988

  Began publishing Historische Mitteilungen der Ranke-Gesellschaft (HMRG) with Franz Steiner Verlag.

• 1965

  The Kuhnke-Kreis emerged from the society, named after Hans Helmut Kuhnke.

• 1953

  Launched the journal Das Historisch-Politische Buch (HPB) with Muster-Schmidt Verlag.

• 1950

  Founded in Hamburg as a non-profit registered association.

Non-profit scholarly association promoting historical research and public engagement with modern history.

• Historische Mitteilungen der Ranke-Gesellschaft (HMRG)

• Das Historisch-Politische Buch (HPB)

• Büdinger Forschungen zur Sozialgeschichte

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