Gerhard Hirschfeld (born 19 September 1946 in Plettenberg, Germany) is a German historian and author.

From 1978-1989, Hirschfeld was a Fellow with the German Historical Institute London.

In 2016, he was appointed visiting professor at the Institute for International Studies, University of Wuhan in China.

Hirschfeld has written and edited more than 50 books and 100 articles and has lectured at numerous universities and conferences in Europe, USA, Canada, Israel, Australia, Japan and China.

[2][3] Hirschfeld is or was member of numerous academic committees and advisory councils, inter alia the Centre de Recherche des Historial de la Grande Guerre,[4] Péronne, the Comité Scientique du Mémorial de Verdun, memorial for the victims of the NS-euthanasia in Baden-Württemberg, Grafeneck, the Fritz Bauer Institute, Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin,[5] the Landschaftsverband Rheinland: Forum Vogelsang and 1914: Mitten in Europa, the Centre for Second World War Studies, University of Birmingham; further he is or was member of several editorial advisory boards, including the International Encyclopedia of the First World War 1914-1918-Online and the journals Zeithistorische Forschungen and Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis.