In the hope of modestly contributing to the admirable goal of generating more interest in genealogy among historians and visibly demonstrating the close connection between genealogy and historical science, I have gladly taken on the task of editing the section on genealogy for the Outline of Historical Science. The integration into a comprehensive presentation of historical science gives rise to various peculiarities in the present work. I must acknowledge these at the outset to address any legitimate objections that may arise. The Publishing House of Sciences publishes historical literature by both well-known and lesser-known scholarly authors. This makes previously out-of-print works accessible again to interested readers. This book on genealogy is a...