Hermann Eduard von Holst
Hermann Eduard von Holst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1841 |
| Died | 20 January 1904 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Spouse |
Annie Isabelle Hatt (m. 1872) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat (BA) Heidelberg University (PhD) |
| Thesis | (1865) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ludwig Häusser |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Freiburg |
| Doctoral students | Albert Bushnell Hart |
Hermann Eduard von Holst (June 19, 1841 – January 20, 1904) was a German-American historian and author. Von Holst emigrated to the United States and wrote extensively on the Constitution of the United States, largely from an anti-slavery perspective.