Otto Hintze

Otto Hintze (August 27, 1861 – April 25, 1940) was a noted German historian. His focus was in the field of public administration. He taught at the University of Berlin. His role was Professor of Political, Constitutional, Administrative, and Economic History. Hintze's works explored how governments and societies grew. He studied their rules and economic systems.

Ernst Troeltsch and Max Weber greatly shaped Hintze's ideas. These thinkers influenced his views on institutions. Hintze stressed that Western groups developed in a logical way. He felt these groups had roots in the past. He saw a clear line from earlier times to modern systems. This was key to his view of history. Hintze argued against seeing change as random. He instead saw progress and reason within Western setups. Provided by Wikipedia