Riehl, Wilhelm Heinrich

Riehl, Wilhelm Heinrich born May 6, 1823, Biebrich, Nassau 



died Nov. 16, 1897, Munich

German journalist and historian whose early emphasis on social structures in historical development were influential in the rise of sociological history.



After entering the University of Marburg to study theology in 1841, Riehl transferred to the University of Tübingen in 1842 to continue in philosophy. He edited journals at Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Wiesbaden, and Augsburg from 1845 to 1853, when he began teaching at Munich. He returned to journalism briefly, directing the Neue Münchener Zeitung from 1856 until he took the chair in cultural history at the University of Munich in 1859.



Riehl, Wilhelm Heinrich




Riehl, Wilhelm Heinrich