Ernst Kantorowicz
Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz | |
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Ernst Kantorowicz in 1921 | |
| Born | May 3, 1895 Posen, German Empire |
| Died | September 9, 1963 (aged 68) Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Occupation | Historian |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Doctoral advisor | Eberhard Gothein |
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| School or tradition | George circle (before 1933) |
| Institutions | University of Frankfurt University of California, Berkeley Institute for Advanced Study |
| Main interests | Medieval history Political theology |
| Notable works | Frederick the Second The King's Two Bodies |
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| Years of service | 1914-1918 |
| Rank | Vizewachtmeister |
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Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz (May 3, 1895 – September 9, 1963) was a German historian of medieval political and intellectual history and art, known for his 1927 book Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite on Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and The King's Two Bodies (1957) on medieval and early modern ideologies of monarchy and the state. He was an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.