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1895–1963 Germany

Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz (May 3, 1895 – September 9, 1963) was a Jewish German historian of medieval political and intellectual history and art, known for his 1927 book Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite on Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and The King's Two Bodies (1957) on medieval and early modern ideologies of monarchy and the state. He was an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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The fascination emanating as usual from the historical material itself prevailed over any desire of practical or moral application and, needless to say, preceded any afterthought.

The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology (1957)

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