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Theodor Mommsen

[Deutsch] Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (geb. 30. November 1817 in Garding, Schleswig-Holstein; gest. 1. November 1903 in Charlottenburg bei Berlin) war ein deutscher Historiker, Rechtswissenschaftler, Journalist, Politiker, Archäologe und Autor.
   Mommsens Werke und Ausgaben zur römischen Geschichte sind noch heute von grundlegender Bedeutung. Für seine „Römische Geschichte“ wurde er 1902 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur geehrt. Er war auch politisch aktiv, Mitinitiator des „Vereins zur Abwehr des Antisemitismus“ und Abgeordneter im preußischen Landtag und im Reichstag. Mommsen rechtswissenschaftliche Arbeiten hatte einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Gestaltung des deutschen Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch (BGB).

[English] Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (b. 30 November 1817 in Garding, Schleswig-Holstein, d. 1 November 1903 in Charlottenburg near Berlin) was a German historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer.
   Mommsen's works and editions on Roman History are still of fundamental importance. For his “Roman History”, he was honored with the 1902 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was also politically active, co-founder of the “Verein zur Abwehr des Antisemitismus” (“Association for the defense of anti-Semitism”) and a deputy in the Prussian Landtag and the Reichstag (German parliament). Mommsen jurisprudential works had a significant influence on the design of the German Civil Code (BGB).

[Français] Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (né le 30 Novembre 1817 à Garding, Schleswig-Holstein; décédé 1 Novembre 1903 à Charlottenburg près Berlin) était un historien allemand, juriste, journaliste, politicien, archéologue et auteur.
   Mommsens ouvrages sur l'histoire romaine et les questions sont toujours d'une importance fondamentale. Pour son « Histoire romaine », il a été honoré avec le Prix Nobel de littérature 1902. Il a aussi été actif politiquement, Co-initiateur de "l'Association pour la défense de l'antisémitisme" et un député au Landtag prussien et le Reichstag. Ses travaux scientifiques ont fait une influence significative sur la conception du Code civil allemand (BGB).

[Latina] Christianus Matthias Theodorus Mommsen (qui anno MDCCCXVII die triginta mensis Novembris natus obiit anno MCMIII die primo mensis Novembris), rerum gestarum scholar, historicus, iurisconsultus, politicus, excavator et scriptor Germanicus erat.

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German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

Born 30 November 1817
Died 1 November 1903

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  • Cover of: The history of Rome.: Translated with the author's sanction and additions
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    Cover of edition romischegeschich01mommiala Cover of edition cu31924071192458 Cover of edition historyofrome0000unse_r8u4 Cover of edition historyofrome04mommuoft Cover of edition historyofrome03mommuoft Cover of edition rmischegeschic01mommuoft Cover of edition historyofrom02momm Cover of edition p1historyofromet04mommuoft Cover of edition historyofrome02mommuoft First published in 1856 — 66 editions
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    Cover of edition historyofrome0000momm Cover of edition historyofrome0001momm Cover of edition historyrome05dickgoog First published in 1873 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Provinces of the Roman Empire, from Caesar to Diocletian.
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    Cover of edition abq2762.0002.001.umich.edu Cover of edition provincesromane00mommgoog Cover of edition provincesofroman01momm First published in 1886 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The provinces of the Roman Empire: the European provinces.
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  • Cover of: History of Rome; Volume 1

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  • Cover of: The History Of Rome, Volume 3

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  • Cover of: Die Kirchengeschichte. Die Lateinische Übersetzung des Rufinus, Teil 2: Die Bücher VI Bis X über Die Märtyrer in Palästina

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  • Cover of: Römische geschichte
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  • Cover of: History of Rome under the Emperors

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  • Cover of: The Provinces of the Roman Empire: From Caesar to Diocletian, Part 2

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  • Cover of: History of Rome

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  • Cover of: Römisches Staatsrecht.

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  • Cover of: Römisches Strafrecht: Systematisches Handbuch der Deutschen Rechtswissenschaft. Erste Abteilung, Vierter Teil. Hrsg. Von Karl Binding

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  • Cover of: History of Rome; Volume 2

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  • Cover of: The history of Rome

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  • Cover of: Histoire romaine
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  • Cover of: Abriss des römischen Staatsrechts
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  • Cover of: History of Rome: Translated with the Author's Sanction and Additions

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  • Cover of: Römische Geschichte

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German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

Born 30 November 1817
Died 1 November 1903

Subjects

History, Sources, Roman law, Latin Inscriptions, Inscriptions, latin, Roman provinces, Politics and government, Constitutional law, Histoire, Administration, Inscriptions, Latin, Rome, Ancient History, Droit romain, Numismatics, Antiquities, Implements, utensils, Provinces, Roman Roads, Chronology, Correspondence, Finance, Historical Chronology, Italic languages and dialects, Roads, Roman

Places

Rome, Italy, Germany, Europe, Römisches Reich, Illyria, Rome (Italy), Andalusia, Andalusia (Spain), Frankfurt am Main, Roman Empire, Rome (Empire), Spain, 5 v. 0, France, Holy Roman Empire, Naples, Roman provinces, Russia, Switzerland

People

Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), Julius Caesar, C. Pompeius Trimalchio, Emperor of Rome Diocletianus (245-313), Livy, Attila (-453), Cassiodorus Senator (ca. 487-ca. 580), Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Friedrich Althoff (1839-1908), Otto Jahn (1813-1869), Publius Quintilius Varus, Theodosius II Emperor of Rome (401-450), Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848-1931)

Time

Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D., Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D., Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D., 476-1492, Diocletian, 284-305, 19th century, Flavians, 69-96, Late Antiquity, 1848-1849, 1849-1870, 265-30 av. J.-C. (République), 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire), 586 B.C.-70 A.D., Ancient history, Antiquity, Empire, 284-476, Jusqu'à 476, Republic, 265-30 B.C., To 843

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  • Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
  • Theodor Mommsen
  • Théodore Mommsen
  • Th. Mommsen
  • T. Mommsen
  • Theodore Mommsen
  • Théodor Mommsen
  • Théodore Mommsen
  • Theodorus Mommsen
  • Theodor Theodor Mommsen
  • Mommsen Theodor 1817-1903

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
October 6, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 24, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import