Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Heinrich von Treitschke
Born: September 15, 1834
Died: April 28, 1896 (aged 61)
Bio: Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke was a nationalist German historian, political writer and National Liberal member of the Reichstag during the time of the German Empire.
Known for:
- History of Germany in the nineteeth century
- Treitschke: His Life and Works
- Treitschke's Origins of Prussianism (the Teutonic Knights)
- Germany, France, Russia, and Islam