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Leopold von Ranke
Ranke, detail of an oil painting by J. Schrader, 1868; in the National-Galerie, Berlin
Leopold von Ranke taught at the University of Berlin for a total of 46 years. He was appointed as an associate professor in 1825 and served as a full professor from 1834 until his retirement in 1871.1