Hermann Aubin was born in Reichenberg, Austria on 23 December 1885.
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The Aubin family were descended from French Huguenots who had settled in Frankfurt in the 16th century AD.
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Hermann Aubin graduated at the top of his class from the gymnasium at Reichenberg in July 1904, and subsequently volunteered for a year as a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
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Since 1905, Hermann Aubin studied history and economics at the universities of Munich and Freiburg.
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Hermann Aubin gained a PhD at Freiburg in 1910 under the supervision of Georg von Below.
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Hermann Aubin gained his habilitation in 1916 under the supervision of Aloys Schulte.
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Hermann Aubin was hit hard economically by the hyperinflation of the 1920s, and the poor economic situation in Germany prevented him from gaining a full professorship.
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Hermann Aubin was a leader in the German academic tradition of Ostforschung an area of research meant to provide intellectual justification for German expansion into its Eastern frontier.
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Hermann Aubin worked alongside historians such as Albert Brackmann in order to promote German resettlement in Poland.
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Hermann Aubin worked in collaboration with the Generalgouvernment of Hans Frank in promoting German colonization.
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In 1946, Hermann Aubin was appointed Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Hamburg.
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Hermann Aubin was the editor of Zeitschrift fur Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung from 1952 to 1966.
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Hermann Aubin played a leading role in shaping the field of history in West Germany.
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On his 70th birthday in December 1955, Hermann Aubin received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.