Background
Kraus, Andreas was born on March 5, 1922 in Erding, Germany. Son of Karl and Katharina (Mayer) Kraus.
Kraus, Andreas was born on March 5, 1922 in Erding, Germany. Son of Karl and Katharina (Mayer) Kraus.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Munich, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy Habilitation, University Munich, 1960.
Teacher 1949-1961; Extraordinary Professor, of History, Philosophy and Theology Hochschule, Regensburg 1961-1967. Professor University of Regensburg 1967-1977. Professor, of Bavarian History University of Munich since 1977.
Author: The Historical Inquiry on the Bavarian Academy of Science, 1959, Reason and History, 1963, The Secretaries of State Under Urban VIII 1623-1644, 1964, Civitas Regina: The Image of Ratisbone in the Middle Ages, 1972, Science and Philosophy on the Bavarian Academy of Science in the Age of Reason, 1978, Regensburg,1979 (review edition 1985), History of Historical Writing in Bavaria, 1979, History of Bavaria, 1983 (review edition 1988), Maximilian I: Bavaria's Great Elector, 1990, Erding: City with Different Faces, 1997.
Member Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Bayerischer Club.
Married Maria Kastner, December 27, 1947. 1 child, Ursula.