Peter Berglar


Peter Berglar was a German historian, professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Cologne, and was known for his many publications. His biography of Thomas More is considered one of the best.

Early life and education

Berglar was born in Kassel in 1919 and grew up in Darmstadt. He studied human medicine in Berlin and received his MD in 1944. He practised medicine until 1966, specializing in internal medicine in Cologne.
At the University of Cologne, he studied history, German philology, and Iberian and Latin-American history. He finished his doctoral studies in 1969 and his doctoral thesis was published. In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Cologne.

Publications

Berglar wrote numerous literary works, essays, articles for scientific journals and newspapers, along with appearances on the radio. The following can be highlighted:
  • Schiller oder der heroische Irrtum. Bonn 1959
  • Welt und Wirkung. Gedanken über Menschen, Christen, Deutsche.. Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1961, ISBN B0000BGDZP
  • Verhängnis und Verheißung. Papst Hadrian VI. - Der "Jesuitenstaat" in Paraguay.. Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1963
  • Die Gesellschaftliche Evolution der Menschheit. Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1965, ISBN B0000BGDZI
  • Personen und Stationen -- Deutschlands, Europas, der Welt zwischen 1789 und heute. Bibliotheca Christiana, Bonn 1966, ISBN B0000BQ1FM
  • Fortschritt zum Ursprung. Die Geschichtsneurose des modernen Menschen. Otto Müller, Salzburg 1978,
  • "Geschichte als Tradition - Geschichte als Fortschritt," in: Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde 1989, vol 47, p. 401–402
He also wrote the following biographies: