Karl Dietrich Bracher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1922 |
| Died | 19 September 2016 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen Harvard University |
| Known for | Arguing that the collapse of the Weimar Republic was not inevitable and that Nazi Germany was a totalitarian dictatorship. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science Modern history |
| Institutions | Free University of Berlin University of Bonn |
| Doctoral students | Hoffmann, Knütter, Mirow, Miller, Pflüger |
| Other notable students | Kühnhardt |
Karl Dietrich Bracher (13 March 1922 – 19 September 2016) was a German political scientist and historian of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, born in Stuttgart. During World War II, he served in the Wehrmacht and was captured by the Americans while serving in Tunisia in 1943. Bracher was awarded a Ph.D. in the classics by the University of Tübingen in 1948 and subsequently studied at Harvard University from 1949 to 1950.Bracher taught at the Free University of Berlin from 1950 to 1958 and at the University of Bonn since 1959.