Gerhard Ritter

Gerhard Georg Bernhard Ritter was a German historian who served as a professor of history at the University of Freiburg from 1925 to 1956. He studied under Professor Hermann Oncken. A Lutheran, he first became well known for his 1925 biography of Martin Luther and hagiographic portrayal of Prussia. A member of the German People's Party during the Weimar Republic, he was a lifelong monarchist and remained sympathetic to the political system of the defunct German Empire. ^{Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (d. 1967)}

6 April 1888

Born on the same birth date (6 April 1888): Hans Richter (artist)

Born on the same birth day (6 April): Andrei Veis • André Cardinal Destouches • Athenagoras I of Constantinople • Carlton Mitchell • Chris Hoke • Darya Lebesheva • Eduardo Malapit • Gerard Majella • John Sculley • Max Clifford • Olaf Kölzig • Siboniso Gaxa • Tom Veivers • Vince Flynn

Born in the same month (April 1888): Billy Minter • Cecil Kimber • Dan Ahearn • Florence La Badie • Hans Richter (artist) • Maximilian Kronberger • Michael Heidelberger • Neville Cardus • Pe Maung Tin • Sol Hurok • Thomas C. Kinkaid • Tris Speaker • Walter Tull