Historian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

She was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his second wife

She was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his second wife, Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies. Among her many siblings were Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria and Archduchess Marie Louise, the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.Maria Leopoldina became Brazil's first Empress consort. She also played an important role on the Declaration of Independence process. The princess found out that Portugal was preparing an action against Brazil and, having no time to wait for D. Pedro's return, Leopoldina, advised by José Bonifácio, and using her power as Empress Regent, met on September 2, 1822 with the Council of Ministers, and signed the Independence decree, declaring Brazil separated from Portugal. The Empress sent her husband a letter demanding him to announce Brazil's independence and warned him, "The fruit is ready, it's time to harvest."

Was born an Archduchess of Austria and later became Queen of France and of Navarre. Her parents were

Was born an Archduchess of Austria and later became Queen of France and of Navarre. Her parents were Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and the Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria. She was the sister of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Countess Lerchenfeld served as her governess as she was growing up.At fourteen, on the day of her marriage to Louis-Auguste, Dauphin of France, she became Dauphine de France. At the death of King Louis XV, in May 1774, her husband ascended the French throne as Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette assumed the title of Queen of France and of Navarre. After seven years of marriage she gave birth to a daughter, Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte de France, the first of their four children.

Is an Israeli military historian and theorist.Van Creveld was born in the Netherlands in the city of

Is an Israeli military historian and theorist.Van Creveld was born in the Netherlands in the city of Rotterdam, but has lived in Israel since shortly after his birth. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he has been on the faculty since 1971.

Was a Czech-born Austrian art historian. He is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art Histo

Was a Czech-born Austrian art historian. He is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art History.

Israeli historian, one of the greatest researchers of the period of the Second Temple. He received t

Israeli historian, one of the greatest researchers of the period of the Second Temple. He received the Israel Prize for History of the Jewish people in 1977.Menahem Stern was born in 1925 in Bialystok, Poland. His father was a Lithuanian Jew of the "opposition" (to the Hasidic movement), while his mother came from the south from a Hasidic family. In his childhood he studied Hebrew and theology, while at school he acquired a general education including Latin. I

Is a Hakham, an Israeli politician, and a current member of the Knesset (MK) for the National Union

Is a Hakham, an Israeli politician, and a current member of the Knesset (MK) for the National Union party. He is the first disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane to be elected to the Knesset.[1]. He has a Ph.d in Land of Israel studies

Was a Russo-Georgian monk, historian of the Georgian Orthodox Church and iconographer. He was born t

Was a Russo-Georgian monk, historian of the Georgian Orthodox Church and iconographer. He was born to the Russian priest from Tver, Pavel Sabinin, and a Georgian woman. Educated at the Tiflis gymnasium in the 1860s, he then attended St. Petersburg Theolog

Was a Georgian historian, philologist, sociologist and public benefactor, Dr.Sci., Professor. He was

Was a Georgian historian, philologist, sociologist and public benefactor, Dr.Sci., Professor. He was born in 1878, in a village Tskhrukveti (Imereti region of Western Georgia). His father was Prince Giorgi Tsereteli. His brother Vasil Tsereteli (1862-1938

Is an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish, African-A

Is an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish, African-American and American history. Since the 1950s he has been a leading author of history books in the children's literature and young adult literature genres. He has written over 100 books.

Was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University o

Was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion, splitting the human experience of reality into sacred and profane space and time, has proved influential.[1] One of his most influential contributions to religious studies was his theory of Eternal Return, which holds that myths and rituals do not simply commemorate hierophanies, but, at least to the minds of the religious, actually participate in them. In academia, the Eternal Return has become one of the most widely accepted ways of understanding the purpose of myth and ritual.[2]

Is a Canadian historian with a special interest in German history and modern culture. His works incl

Is a Canadian historian with a special interest in German history and modern culture. His works include Rites of Spring : The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age (1989), which won the Trillium Book Award, and Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Easte

Is an Israeli historian who specializes in the historical interaction between Islam and the Jews, in

Is an Israeli historian who specializes in the historical interaction between Islam and the Jews, including the history of Palestine under the Islamic domination, the institution of the Exilarchate, and Jewish merchants such as the Radhanites.

Was an influential American historian, natural law theorist, Aristotelian and economist of the Austr

Was an influential American historian, natural law theorist, Aristotelian and economist of the Austrian School who helped define modern libertarianism and founded a form of free-market anarchism he termed "anarcho-capitalism". Rothbard took the Austrian School's emphasis on spontaneous order and condemnation of central planning to an individualist anarchist conclusion.

Was a Ukrainian historian and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national

Was a Ukrainian historian and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century. He was the country's greatest modern historian, foremost organizer of scholarship, leader of the pre-revolution Ukraini

Was a Ukrainian historian and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national

Was a Ukrainian historian and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century. He was the country's greatest modern historian, foremost organizer of scholarship, leader of the pre-revolution Ukrainian national movement, head of the Central Rada (Ukraine's 1917-1918 revolutionary parliament), and a leading cultural figure in Soviet Ukraine in the 1920s. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1934.

Was a famous Ukrainian naturalist, historian, and writer. He contributed to the life sciences, espec

Was a famous Ukrainian naturalist, historian, and writer. He contributed to the life sciences, especially botany and zoology, and to linguistics, folklore, ethnography, history, literary studies, and archaeology. A well-known Slavist, he was a central fig