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# Geoffrey Barraclough

(1908–1984)   Medievalist

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Geoffrey Barraclough was a medievalist, best known for *The origins of modern Germany*.

## Quick Facts About Geoffrey Barraclough

Born May 10, 1908

Died December 26, 1984

Profession Medievalist

Notable works The origins of modern Germany

## About Geoffrey Barraclough

Geoffrey Barraclough was an English historian, known as a medievalist and historian of Germany.

##  Quotes by Geoffrey Barraclough

> [Man is an historical animal, with a deep sense of his own past; and if he cannot integrate the past by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-barraclough/man-is-an-historical-animal-with-a-deep-sense-of-his-own-past-and-if/)

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> [The only difference between the narrator of contemporary affairs and the ordinary historian is that moral judgments about the present provoke fiercer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-barraclough/the-only-difference-between-the-narrator-of-contemporary-affairs-and/)

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> [Anyone who is going to make anything out of history will, sooner or later, have to do most of the work himself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-barraclough/anyone-who-is-going-to-make-anything-out-of-history-will-sooner-or/)

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