Walter Goffart vs. Kirby Page

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

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Walter Goffart

1934 – 2025

barbarian kingdom
United States

Walter André Goffart was a German-born American historian who specialized in Late Antiquity and the European Middle Ages. He taught for many years as a professor at the University of Toronto and at the Centre for Medieval Studies from 1960 to 1999, and was a senior research scholar at Yale University. He was the author of monographs on a ninth-century forgery, late Roman taxation, four "barbarian" historians, and historical atlases.

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"The prehistoric Germans never existed... they are an illusion of misguided scholars. The nonexistence of ancient Germans is perhaps the most important thing one…"

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Kirby Page

1890 – 1957

Politics
United States

Kirby Page (1890–1957) was an American Disciples of Christ minister, an author, and a peace activist.

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"Repudiation of the principle of defensive killing and the reliance upon ethical means of resistance are imperative if the vicious circle of taking life in order…"

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Connections

Kirby Page was influenced by Walter Goffart
Shared era: 1934 – 1957