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Emil Reich
1854–1910
A restless, wide-ranging historian and lecturer, he wrote about civilization, politics, and the ancient world with strong opinions and a global outlook. His work moved between scholarship and public debate, bringing big historical questions to general readers.
2 Audiobooks
Nights with the Gods
by Emil Reich
Hungarian literature : An historical & critical survey
by Emil Reich
About the author
Born in Eperjes, Hungary, on March 24, 1854, Emil Reich was a Hungarian-born historian from a Jewish family who later lived and worked in the United States and France before settling in England. He studied at the universities of Prague, Budapest, and Vienna, and became known as a lecturer as well as a prolific writer.
Reich wrote on a broad range of subjects, including ancient institutions, European history, imperial politics, and literary criticism. Among the works associated with him are History of Civilization, A General History of Western Nations, and Success among Nations, books that show his interest in the long forces shaping societies and states.
He died in London on December 11, 1910. Remembered as an energetic and independent-minded historical writer, he aimed to connect large historical patterns with the political concerns of his own time.