Dietmar Rothermund

Dietmar Otto Ernst Rothermund (20 January 1933 in Kassel - 9 March 2020 in Dossenheim[1]) was a German historian and professor of the history of South Asia at the Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg. He is considered an important representative of modern German historical scholarship.[2] Although he began his academic career as an Americanist, he eventually became a notable figure in the German historiography of South Asia. He helped to lay the foundations for South Asian Studies in Germany and Europe.[3]

  1. ^ "Trauer um Prof. Dr. Dietmar Rothermund". sai.uni-heidelberg.de. Archived from the original on 2021-09-30. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ Eckert, Andreas. "Innere Mission. Dietmar Rothermund". Geschichte und Gesellschaft. 46: 753.
  3. ^ Dharampal, Gita. "Nachruf. Dietmar Rothermund" (PDF). sai.uni-heidelberg.de. pp. 1 f. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 12 August 2021.