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Richard J. Evans

Sir Richard John Evans FRSL FRHistS FBA FLSW (born 29 September 1947) is a British historian of 19th- and 20th-century Europe with a focus on Germany. He is the author of eighteen books, including his three-volume The Third Reich Trilogy (2003–2008). Evans was Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge from 2008 until he retired in 2014…

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Education
Jesus College, Oxford (MA) St Antony's College, Oxford (DPhil) Hamburg University
Born
Richard John Evans (1947-09-29) 29 September 1947 (age 78) Woodford, Essex, England
Doctoral advisor
Tony Nicholls
Institutions
University of Stirling University of East Anglia Birkbeck College Columbia University Umeå University University of Cambridge Gresham College
Main interests
History of Germany Historical method Theory of history Historiography
Notable students
Nikolaus Wachsmann Stefan Ihrig

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Historian of Germany

Role as an expert witness in Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt

The Third Reich Trilogy

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Regius Professor of Modern History

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Richard J. Evans

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Richard J. Evans

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related to References · 12
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related to External links · 10
Richard J. Evans → CambridgeRichard Evans, CrossTalk, Debrett's People, Evans, IMDb, Official, Russia Today, TodayRichard, University, YouTube
Born · 1
Richard J. Evans → Richard John Evans (1947-09-29) 29 September 1947 (age 78) Woodford, Essex, England
Doctoral advisor · 1
Richard J. Evans → Tony Nicholls
Education · 1
Richard J. Evans → Jesus College, Oxford (MA) St Antony's College, Oxford (DPhil) Hamburg University
Institutions · 1
Richard J. Evans → University of Stirling University of East Anglia Birkbeck College Columbia University Umeå University University of Cambridge Gresham College
Main interests · 1
Richard J. Evans → History of Germany Historical method Theory of history Historiography
Notable students · 1
Richard J. Evans → Nikolaus Wachsmann Stefan Ihrig
Notable works · 1
Richard J. Evans → The Third Reich Trilogy The Pursuit of Power
Thesis · 1
Richard J. Evans → The women's movement in Germany, 1890–1919 (1972)

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Richard J. EvansInstitutionsUniversity of Stirling University of East Anglia Birkbeck College Columbia University Umeå University University of Cambridge Gresham College1.00infobox
Richard J. EvansMain interestsHistory of Germany Historical method Theory of history Historiography1.00infobox
Richard J. EvansNotable studentsNikolaus Wachsmann Stefan Ihrig1.00infobox
Richard J. EvansNotable worksThe Third Reich Trilogy The Pursuit of Power1.00infobox
Richard J. EvansThesisThe women's movement in Germany, 1890–1919 (1972)1.00infobox
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