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Johann Gustav Droysen (6 July 1808 – 19 June 1884) was a German historian. His history of Alexander the Great was the first work representing a new school of German historical thought that idealized power held by so-called great men.

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birth date
1808-07-06
birth place
Trzebiatów, Province of Pomerania (1653–1815)
death date
1884-06-19
death place
Berlin, Province of Brandenburg
era
19th-century philosophy
influenced
Wilhelm Dilthey
influenced by
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
main interest
Historical method
notableIdea
Verstehen
philosophicalSchool
Germany
region
Western philosophy

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