astronomy

Ulrich Herbert

Ulrich Herbert is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ulrich Herbert rather than just read about it. In short: Ulrich Herbert (born 24 September 1951) is a German historian and a specialist in the Nazi era and German history during World War II. Herbert was a professor at the University of Freiburg (Emeritus since fall 2019).

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Ulrich Herbert (born 24 September 1951) is a German historian and a specialist in the Nazi era and German history during World War II. Herbert was a professor at the University of Freiburg (Emeritus since fall 2019). In 1999 Herbert received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in modern and contemporary history. He edited European history in the 20th Century, a series of ten surveys by German scholars.

Bibliography Herbert, Ulrich (1991). A History of Foreign Labor in Germany, 1880–1980: Seasonal Workers/Forced Laborers/Guest Workers. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-10159-7. Herbert, Ulrich (1993). "LABOUR AND EXTERMINATION: ECONOMIC INTEREST AND THE PRIMACY OF WELTANSCHAUUNG IN NATIONAL SOCIALISM". Past and Present (1): 144–195. doi:10.1093/past/138.1.144. ISSN 0031-2746. Retrieved 27 July 2025. Herbert, Ulrich (1995). "Immigration, Integration, Foreignness: Foreign Workers in Germany Since the Turn of the Century". International Labor and Working-Class History. 48: 91–93. doi:10.1017/S0147547900005354. ISSN 0147-5479. Retrieved 27 July 2025. Herbert, Ulrich (1996). Werner Best biographische Studien über Radikalismus, Weltanschauung und Vernunft, 1903–1989 (in German). J.H.W. Dietz. p. 24. ISBN 978-3-8012-5019-5. Herbert, Ulrich (1997). Hitler's Foreign Workers: Enforced Foreign Labour in Germany Under the Third Reich. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-02530-0.. Herbert, Ulrich (1999). "Academic and Public Discourses on the Holocaust: The Goldhagen Debate in Germany". German Politics & Society. 17 (3): 35–53. doi:10.3167/104503099782486824. Herbert, Ulrizh (2000). "Forced Laborers in the "Third Reich". International Labor and Working-Class History (58): 192–218. doi:10.1017/S0147547900003677. S2CID 145344942. Herbert, Ulrich (2000). National-socialist Extermination Policies: Contemporary German Perspectives and Controversies (in German). Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-751-8. Herbert, Ulrich (2007). "Europe in High Modernity. Reflections on a Theory of the 20th Century". Journal of Modern European History. 5 (1): 5–21. doi:10.17104/1611-8944_2007_1_5. S2CID 147641844. Herbert, Ulrich (2016). Das Drittes Reich: Geschichte einer Diktatur (in German). C. H. Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-72240-0. Herbert, Ulrich (2019). A History of 20th-Century Germany. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-007064-9. Herbert, Ulrich (2021). Wer waren die Nationalsozialisten? (in German). C.H. Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-76898-9.

References "Dr. Ulrich Herbert". Goethe-Institut. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. "Lehrstuhl für Neuere und Neueste Geschichte: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Herbert" (in German). University of Freiburg. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ulrich Herbert

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ulrich Herbert claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ulrich Herbert before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ulrich Herbert ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ulrich Herbert

In research: Ulrich Herbert appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ulrich Herbert in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ulrich Herbert is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1951 births, 20th-century German historians, 21st-century German historians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ulrich Herbert outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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