Fritz Stern
Fritz R. Stern | |
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| Born | February 2, 1926 |
| Died | May 18, 2016 (aged 90) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Historiography |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Fritz Richard Stern (February 2, 1926 – May 18, 2016) was a German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history and historiography. He was a University Professor and a provost at New York's Columbia University. His work focused on the complex relationships between Germans and Jews in the 19th and 20th centuries and on the rise of National Socialism in Germany during the first half of the 20th century.