Hermann Kellenbenz's studies cover the areas of Modern History, European History, History of the Discoveries and European Expansion, Modern History, Economy and Society, Economic and Social History of Luso-German Relations, Fugger History and others. Throughout his professional career, he co-founded and co-edited (with Hispanist Richard Konetzke (1897-1960)) scientific magazines such as the Jahrbuch von Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Lateinamerikas [Yearbook of Latin American History on the State, Economics and Society of Latin America] (since 1964) and the Vierteljahresschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte [Quarterly Magazine of Social and Economic History] (since 1968), the latter created in 1903 by Hermann Aubin (1885-1969), and together with Otto Brunner (1898-1982) and Wolfgang Zorn (1922-2004). The Vierteljahresschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte is one of the oldest scientific magazines in the field of economic and social history. It's currently still in continuous production and circulation. On his own initiative and out of a desire for international cooperation, he organised and edited the encyclopaedia Handbuch der europäischen Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte [Compendium of Economic and Social History], a compendium in which international historians collaborated and wrote about historical issues in their respective countries. The compendium was published in six volumes and is still considered one of the most important compendiums in the field today.

Hermann Kellenbenz's private and professional legacy is archived in the Economic Archive of the Rhine region in Westphalia (Cologne): Rheinisch-Westpfälisches Wirtschaftsarchiv. In 1982 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Merit by the Federal State of Bavaria. Hermann Kellenbenz died on 26 November 1990, leaving the world a collection of more than 700 articles, entries in dictionaries and encyclopaedias, books, prefaces, and reviews. In 2014 the life and work of Hermann Kellenbenz were celebrated in the National Library of Portugal with a conference and exhibition entitled "Hermann Kellenbenz (1913-1990): ao Serviço da História" [Hermann Kellenbenz (1913-1990): At the Service of History].

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