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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: Theodosiani libri XVI cvm Constitvtionibvs Sirmondianis

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Gesammelte schriften

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Das Römische Imperium der Cäsaren

    First published in 1941 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Zum ältesten Strafrecht der Kulturvölker: Fragen zur Rechtavergleichung

    First published in 1905 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Lettere di Theodor Mommsen agli Italiani

    First published in 2017 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Festschrift Theodor Mommsen zum fünfzigjährigen doctorjubiläum

    First published in 1893 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Programm des stadtischen Gymnasiums zu Frankfurt a. M.: Ostern, 1874

    First published in 1874 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Divre yeme Roma

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Le droit public romain

    First published in 1893 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Petrarch and the story of the choice of Hercules

    First published in 1953 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Theodosiani libri XVI: cum Constitutionibus Sirmondianis et Leges novellae ad Theodosianum pertinentes

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ivris anteivstiniani fragmenta qvae dicvntvr Vaticana, post Ang.: Maivm et Avg.

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  • Cover of: Inscriptiones Calabriae, Apuliae, Samnii, Sabinorum, Piceni Latinae

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Inscriptionum Provinciae Numidiae Latinarum Supplementum

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Inscriptionum Mauretaniae Latinarum Miliariorum et Instrumenti Domestici in Provinciis Africanis Repertorum Supplementum

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  • Cover of: Inscriptiones Regionum Italiae Undecimae et Nonae

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Inscriptiones Mauretaniarum

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  • Cover of: Res Gestae Divi Augusti, Edictum Diocletiani de Pretiis Rerum, Privilegia Militum Veteranorumque, Instrumenta Dacica Pars II: Inscriptionum Illyrici Partes VI-VII

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  • Cover of: Römisches Staatsrecht

    First published in 1871 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Histoire Romaine

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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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Alternative names

  • 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