Hans Mommsen

Hans Mommsen (5 November 1930 – 5 November 2015) was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, and especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator. Descended from Nobel Prize-winning historian Theodor Mommsen, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Hans Mommsen
Mommsen in 2013
Born(1930-11-05)5 November 1930
Marburg, Weimar Germany
Died5 November 2015(2015-11-05) (aged 85)
Tutzing, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationHistorian
Known forStudies in German social history
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