Richard Friedrich Wetzell (born 5 August 1961) is an American historian specializing in German criminology and research fellow at the

German Historical Institute The German Historical Institutes (GHI), , (''DHI'') are six independent academic research institutes of the Max Weber Foundation dedicated to the study of historical relations between Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germ ...

. He graduated from

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and specialized in European history at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

and

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

, where he earned a master's degree and doctorate, respectively.

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wetzell, Richard 1961 births Living people 21st-century American historians Historians of Germany American criminologists Swarthmore College alumni Stanford University alumni Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni German Historical Institute, Washington, DC