Eberhard Jäckel
Eberhard Jäckel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1929 |
| Died | 15 August 2017 (aged 88) Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg University of Florida |
| Awards | Awarded the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Historian |
| Institutions | University of Kiel University of Stuttgart |
Eberhard Jäckel ([ˈeːbɐhaʁt ˈjɛkəl]; 29 June 1929 – 15 August 2017) was a German historian. In the 1980s, he was a principal protagonist in the Historians' Dispute (Historikerstreit) over how to incorporate Nazi Germany and the Holocaust into German historiography and over Hitler's intentions.