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Hartmut Lehmann (born April 29, 1936, in Reutlingen) is a German Historian of modern history who specializes in religious and social history. He is known for his research on Pietism, secularization, religion and nationalism, transatlantic studies and Martin Luther. He was the founding director of the German Historical Institute in Washington D. C. and was a director of the Max Planck Insitute for History. He is a former honorary professor at the University of Kiel and Göttingen.

Life and Career
Born on April 29 1936 in Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Hartmut Lehmann was a son of a painter and teacher. He completed his Abitur at the Nargolder Gymnasium in Nagold.

He first studied history, English, German, political science and philosophy at the University of Tübingen and went on to study at the University of Bristol and Vienna and later again at Tübingen. Lehmann completed his habilitation at the University of Köln under the direction of Adam Wandruszka.