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Richard J. Evans

リチャード・ジェイ・エヴァンス

Richādo J. Evansu

Aliases: Sir Richard John Evans / R. J. Evans

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-09-29 （Woodford, Essex, England）
Died
age 77
Nationality
British
Languages
English, German
Residence History
London → Oxford → Hamburg → Cambridge → London

Career

Occupations
Historian, University Professor
Active Years
1976-2024
Affiliations
University of Stirling, University of East Anglia, Columbia University, Umeå University, Birkbeck College, University of Cambridge, Gresham College
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW)
Influenced By
Fritz Fischer, Annales School
Influenced
Nikolaus Wachsmann, Stefan Ihrig

Education

Jesus College, Oxford
History / History Department
Degree: MA
Period: 1960年代
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United Kingdom
Undergraduate
St Antony's College, Oxford
Modern History / History Department
Degree: DPhil
Period: 1969-1972
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: United Kingdom
Thesis: The women's movement in Germany, 1890–1919
University of Hamburg
History Department
Period: 1970-1971
Country: Germany
Studied under Fritz Fischer

Awards

Wolfson History Prize
1988
Work: Death in Hamburg
Organization: Wolfson Foundation
Result: 受賞
William H. Welch Medal
1989
Organization: American Association for the History of Medicine
Result: 受賞
Fraenkel Prize
1994
Result: 受賞
Knight Bachelor
2012
Organization: British Monarchy
Result: 叙勲
Leverhulme Prize and Medal
2015
Organization: British Academy
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Coming of the Third Reich

2003 History

How the Nazis destroyed democracy and seized power in Germany.

Rise of NazismWeimar Republic

The Third Reich in Power, 1933–1939

2005 History

How the Nazis won over the hearts and minds of a nation.

Nazi SocietyPropaganda

The Third Reich at War

2008 History

How the Nazis led Germany from conquest to disaster.

HolocaustWorld War II

The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815–1914

2016 History

Europe from 1815 to 1914.

European HistoryModernization

Bibliography

  • The Feminist Movement in Germany, 1894–1933
  • The Feminists
  • Death in Hamburg
  • Rituals of Retribution
  • The Third Reich Trilogy
  • The Pursuit of Power
  • Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History

Adaptations

  • Mentioned in film Denial

Translations of Works

  • The Third Reich Trilogy translated into 16 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Social history approachHistory from belowDetailed archival research
Recurring Motifs
German historyOrigins of NazismSocial inequality

Legacy

Leading historian of 19th- and 20th-century Europe, focusing on Germany. Acclaimed for his comprehensive Third Reich Trilogy. Famous for debunking Holocaust denier David Irving in court.

In Popular Culture

  • Portrayed by John Sessions in the 2016 film Denial.

Quotes

  • Not one of [Irving's] books... can be taken on trust as an accurate representation of its historical subject.
    Source: Expert witness report in Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt (2000)

Trivia

  • Parents from Wales.
  • Key expert witness against Holocaust denier David Irving.
  • Former Regius Professor of History at Cambridge.