Ludwig Riess

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Ludwig Riess (December 1, 1861 - December 27, 1928) was a German-born Jewish historian.

He came to Japan in 1887, and taught at Tokyo Imperial University.

He imported into Japan the newest method of historical research of Leopold von Ranke's.

He went back to Germany in 1902, and taught as an assistant professor in Berlin University.

He married a Japanese wife (Fuku Ootsuka).

[edit] Literary works

• Geschichte des Wahlrechts zum englischen Parliament, 1885
• Lectures in English constitutional history, 1891
• Allerei aus Japan, 2 Vols., 1904-1908
• Historik, 1912
• Die Entwicklung des modernen Japans, 1914
• Englische Geschichte, hauptsächlich in neuester Zeit, 1926

• Die Ursachen der Vertreibung der Portugiesen aus Japan, 1614-1639

[edit] External links

• http://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/tenjikai/tenjikai97/riess.html (Japanese)
• HISTORIOGRAPHY (PDF)
• http://www.nias.ku.dk/activities/publications/niasnytt/2002-4/right.htm (English)

[edit] See also

• Shigaku zasshi

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