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): Andy Phillips (baseball) • Anita Pallenberg • Charles Huot • Charlie McDermott • Claire Morissette • Dickey Simpkins • Helen Berman • Jack Cover • James Wade • Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg • Travis Moen • Wilbur Thompson • William Bate Hardy • William M. Branham

Born in the same month (April 1888): Billy Minter • Cecil Kimber • Dan Ahearn • Dennis Chávez • Florence La Badie • Georges Vanier • Hans Richter (artist) • Herms Niel • Maximilian Kronberger • Neville Cardus • Pe Maung Tin • Sol Hurok • Thomas C. Kinkaid • Walter Tull