Friedrich Gentz: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Two biographies of Gentz are Paul R. Sweet, Friedrich von Gentz, Defender of the Old Order (1941, reissued 1970); and Golo Mann, Secretary of Europe: The Life of Friedrich Gentz, Enemy of Napoleon (1946, reissued 1970). A sample of Gentz’s writing is available in Friedrich von Gentz, The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution, Compared with the Origin and Principles of the French Revolution: A Facsimile Reproduction, trans. by John Quincy Adams, ed. by Richard Loss (1977).

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Anniversary information added. Apr 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 05, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 05, 2024
Links added. Oct 28, 2023
Modified title of Web site: Internet Archive - "Friedrich von Gentz : Defender of the Old Order". Feb 27, 2018
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Friedrich von Gentz : Defender of the Old Order". Feb 28, 2016
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Friedrich von Gentz. Sep 09, 2010
Media added. Sep 09, 2009
Bibliography revised. Jun 27, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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