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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment; cares I knew not, and cared naught about them. I purchased excellent and beautiful horses, visited all such neighbors as I found congenial spirits, and was as happy as happy could be.
Fritz Stern
Born: February 2, 1926
Died: May 18, 2016 (aged 90)
Bio: Fritz Richard Stern was a German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history and historiography. He was a University Professor Emeritus and a provost at New York's Columbia University.
Known for:
- Five Germanys I Have Known (2006)
- The politics of cultural despair (1961)
- Gold and Iron (1977)







