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Peter Longerich
Longerich in 2015
Born	Heinz Peter Longerich 1955 (age 69–70) Krefeld,West Germany (nowGermany)
Occupation	Historian
Academic background
Education	University of Munich
Academic work
Notable works	The Unwritten Order: Hitler's Role in the Final Solution Holocaust: The Nazi Persecution and Murder of the Jews Heinrich Himmler: A Life Goebbels: A Biography

Heinz Peter Longerich (born 1955) is a German professor of history andhistorian. He is regarded byIan Kershaw,Richard Evans,Timothy Snyder,Mark Roseman andRichard Overy, as one of the leading Germanauthorities on the Holocaust.^[1]

Longerich studied at theUniversity of Munich and received a Ph.D. in history and an M.A. in history and sociology.^[2]

In 2002–03, Longerich was the third holder of the Visiting Chair at theFritz Bauer Institute inFrankfurt. In 2003–04, he was J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Senior Scholar in Residence at the Centre for Advanced Holocaust Studies at theUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum inWashington DC, where he worked on abiography ofHeinrich Himmler. In 2005–06, he was a Fellow at the Wissenschaftszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen.^[2]

Longerich was director of the Research Centre for theHolocaust and Twentieth-Century History atRoyal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), where he worked alongside the lateDavid Cesarani. In 2015, he left his position at Royal Holloway and returned to Germany. His major research interests include the history of theWeimar Republic, theThird Reich, theSecond World War,the Holocaust,Heinrich Himmler, andJoseph Goebbels.

He has appeared in the media to comment upon the links betweenAdolf Hitler and the Holocaust, as well as on related topics,^[3] and has published, in 2001, a book documenting Hitler's pivotal role in the Holocaust entitledThe Unwritten Order. The book arose from his expert testimony at theDavid Irving trial. Reviewing Longerich's work, Timothy Snyder declaredHolocaust "profound" andHeinrich Himmler: A Life "magnificent".^[1]

English

• The Unwritten Order: Hitler's Role in the Final Solution. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. 2003 [2001].ISBN 978-0-7524-2564-1.
• Holocaust: The Nazi Persecution and Murder of the Jews. Oxford: University Press. 2010.ISBN 978-0-19-280436-5.
• Heinrich Himmler: A Life. Oxford: University Press. 2011.ISBN 978-0-19-959232-6.
• Goebbels: A Biography.Random House. 2015.ISBN 978-1400067510.
• Hitler: A Life. OUP Oxford. 2019.ISBN 978-0198796091.
• Wannsee, The Road to the Final Solution. OUP Oxford. 2021.ISBN 978-0198834045.

German

• (1989). Die braunen Bataillone. Geschichte der SA. Beck, Múnich.ISBN 3-406-33624-8.
• (1992).Hitlers Stellvertreter. Führung der NSDAP und Kontrolle des Staatsapparates durch den Stab Heß und Bormanns Partei-Kanzlei. K.G. Saur.ISBN 3-598-11081-2.
• (1998).Politik der Vernichtung. Eine Gesamtdarstellung der nationalsozialistischen Judenverfolgung. Piper: Munich.ISBN 3-492-03755-0.
• (1998).Die Wannsee-Konferenz vom 20. Januar 1942. Planung und Beginn des Genozid an den Europäischen Juden. Hentrich: Berlín.ISBN 3-89468-250-7.
• (2001).Der ungeschriebene Befehl. Hitler und der Weg zur „Endlösung“. Piper: Munich.ISBN 3-492-04295-3.
• (2006).„Davon haben wir nichts gewusst!“ Die Deutschen und die Judenverfolgung 1933–1945. Siedler: Múnich.ISBN 3-88680-843-2.
• (2008).Heinrich Himmler: Eine Biographie. Siedler: Munich.ISBN 978-3-88680-859-5.
• (2010).Goebbels. Biographie. Siedler: Múnich.ISBN 978-3-88680-887-8.
• (2015).Hitler. Biographie. Siedler: Múnich.ISBN 978-3-8275-0060-1.
• (2016).Wannseekonferenz. Der Weg zur „Endlösung“. Pantheon: Munich.ISBN 3570553442.
• (2021).Antisemitismus: Eine deutsche Geschichte. Von der Aufklärung bis heute. Siedler: Munich.ISBN 978-3-8275-0067-0.
• (2022).Außer Kontrolle. Deutschland 1923. Molden, Wien 2022,ISBN 978-3-222-15102-6.

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