Peter Berglar


Peter Berglar was a German historian. Professor of Modern and Contemporary History in the University of Cologne, he is known for his many publications, amongst which his biography of Thomas More is considered one of the best.

Early life and education

Peter Berglar was born in Kassel in 1919 and grew up in Darmstadt. He studied human medicine in Berlin and received his MD in 1944. He practised medicine until 1966, specializing in internal medicine in Cologne.
At the University of Cologne he studied history, German philology and Iberian and Latin-American history. He finished his doctoral studies in 1969. His doctoral thesis was published. In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Cologne.

Publications

Berglar wrote numerous literary works, essays, and articles for scientific journals, newspapers and the radio. The following can be highlighted:
He also wrote the following biographies: